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 prescribed 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