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야맹증

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 夜盲症, from 夜盲 (night blindness) + (disease), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)mɛŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)me̞ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yamaengjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yamaengjeung
McCune–Reischauer?yamaengchŭng
Yale Romanization?yāmayngqcung

Noun

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야맹증 (yamaengjeung) (hanja 夜盲症)

  1. night blindness, moon blindness, nyctalopia