잠망경

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 潛望鏡 (periscope).

Pronunciation

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)
    아이 잠수함 달린 잠망경 보고 초식공룡 다고 말했다.
    ai-neun jamsuham-e dallin jammanggyeong-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.