야행성

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 夜行性.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɦɛŋsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ɦe̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)행성/야(ː)헹성]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yahaengseong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yahaengseong
    McCune–Reischauer?yahaengsŏng
    Yale Romanization?yāhayngseng

    Noun

    야행성 • (yahaengseong) (hanja 夜行性)

    1. nocturnality
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