고소공포증
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 고소(高所) (goso, “high place”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞sʰo̞ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [고소 공(ː)포쯩]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | goso gongpojeung |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | goso gongpojeung |
| McCune–Reischauer? | koso kongp'ochŭng |
| Yale Romanization? | koso kōngphoqcung |
Noun edit
고소공포증 • (gosogongpojeung) (hanja 高所恐怖症)
- acrophobia; fear of heights
- Synonym: 높은곳공포증 (nopeun'gotgongpojeung)