야경꾼

Korean

Etymology

야경(夜警) (yagyeong) +‎ 꾼 (-kkun).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋk͈un]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)경꾼]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yagyeongkkun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yagyeongkkun
McCune–Reischauer?yagyŏngkkun
Yale Romanization?yākyengkkwun

Noun

야경꾼 • (yagyeongkkun)

  1. (night) watchman
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