야행성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜行性.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɦɛŋsʰʌ̹ŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ɦe̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)행성/야(ː)헹성]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yahaengseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yahaengseong
McCune–Reischauer?yahaengsŏng
Yale Romanization?yāhayngseng

Noun

야행성 • (yahaengseong) (hanja 夜行性)

  1. nocturnality
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