야맹증

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)mɛŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)me̞ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)맹쯩/야(ː)멩쯩]
  • 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

야맹증 • (yamaengjeung) (hanja 夜盲症)

1. night blindness, moon blindness, nyctalopia