야맹증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜盲症, from 夜 (“night”) + 盲 (“blind”) + 症 (“disease”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ja̠mɛŋd͡ʑɯŋ] ~ [ja̠me̞ŋd͡ʑɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야맹증/야멩증]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yamaengjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yamaengjeung
McCune–Reischauer?yamaengjŭng
Yale Romanization?yamayngcung

Noun

야맹증 • (yamaengjeung) (hanja 夜盲症)

  1. night blindness, moon blindness, nyctalopia
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