야맹증

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 夜盲症, from 夜盲 (“night blindness”) + 症 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)mɛŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)me̞ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)맹쯩/야(ː)멩쯩]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yamaengjeung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yamaengjeung
    McCune–Reischauer?yamaengchŭng
    Yale Romanization?yāmayngqcung

    Noun

    야맹증 • (yamaengjeung) (hanja 夜盲症)

    1. night blindness, moon blindness, nyctalopia
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