폐소공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 폐소(閉所) (pyeso, “closure”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰje̞sʰo̞ɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰe̞sʰo̞ɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [폐소공(ː)포쯩/페소공(ː)포쯩]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyesogongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyesogongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?p'yesogongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?phyeysokōngphoqcung

Noun

폐소공포증 • (pyesogongpojeung) (hanja 閉所恐怖症)

  1. claustrophobia
    Synonyms: 폐쇄공포증(閉鎖恐怖症) (pyeswaegongpojeung), 폐실공포증(閉室恐怖症) (pyesilgongpojeung), 밀실공포증(密室恐怖症) (milsilgongpojeung)
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