잠망경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 潛望鏡 (“periscope”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠mma̠ŋɡjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [잠망경]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jammanggyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jammanggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chammanggyŏng
Yale Romanization?	cammangkyeng

Noun

잠망경 • (jammanggyeong) (hanja 潛望鏡)

1. periscope (viewing device)

   아이는 잠수함에 달린 잠망경을 보고 초식공룡 목을 닮았다고 말했다.

   ai-neun jamsuham-e dallin jammanggyeong-eul bogo chosikgongnyong mog-eul dalmatdago malhaetda.

   After seeing the periscope attached to the submarine, the child said that it looked like the neck of a herbivorous dinosaur.