몽정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夢精.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [몽(ː)정]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mongjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mongjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	mongjŏng
Yale Romanization?	mōngceng

Noun

몽정 • (mongjeong) (hanja 夢精)

1. wet dream; nocturnal emission

Derived terms

• 몽정하다 (夢精—, mongjeonghada)