폐쇄공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 폐쇄(閉鎖) (pyeswae, closure) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰje̞sʰwɛɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰe̞sʰwɛɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰje̞sʰwe̞ɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰe̞sʰwe̞ɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)/(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pyeswaegongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pyeswaegongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?p'yeswaegongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?phyeyswaykōngphoqcung

Noun

폐쇄공포증 • (pyeswaegongpojeung) (hanja 閉鎖恐怖症)

  1. synonym of 폐소공포증(閉所恐怖症) (pyesogongpojeung, claustrophobia)