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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): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | yamaengjeung |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yamaengjeung |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yamaengchŭng |
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| Yale Romanization? | yāmayngqcung |
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Noun
야맹증 • (yamaengjeung) (hanja 夜盲症)
- night blindness, moon blindness, nyctalopia