야경증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜 (“night”) + 驚 (“fright”) + 症 (“symptom”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɡjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)경쯩]
  • 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

야경증 • (yagyeongjeung) (hanja 夜驚症)

1. (pathology) night terrors