잠망경

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 潛望鏡 (“periscope”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠mma̠ŋɡjʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [잠망경]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jammanggyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jammanggyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?chammanggyŏng
    Yale Romanization?cammangkyeng

    Noun

    잠망경 • (jammanggyeong) (hanja 潛望鏡)

    1. periscope (viewing device)
      아이는 잠수함에 달린 잠망경을 보고 초식공룡 목을 닮았다고 말했다.
      Ai-neun jamsuham-e dallin jammanggyeon-g'eul bogo chosikgongnyong mog-eul dalmatdago malhaetda.
      After seeing the periscope attached to the submarine, the child said that it looked like the neck of a herbivorous dinosaur.
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