건망증

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 健忘症, from (strong) + (forgetfulness) + (disease), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)nma̠ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonmangjeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonmangjeung
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnmangchŭng
Yale Romanization?kēnmangqcung

Noun

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건망증 (geonmangjeung) (hanja 健忘症)

  1. forgetfulness
  2. (psychology) amnesia