야경증

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (night) + (fright) + (symptom), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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야경증 (yagyeongjeung) (hanja 夜驚症)

  1. (pathology) night terrors