폐쇄공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 폐쇄(閉鎖) (pyeswae, “closure”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰje̞sʰwɛ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰe̞sʰwɛ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰje̞sʰwe̞ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰe̞sʰwe̞ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [폐쇄 공(ː)포쯩/페쇄 공(ː)포쯩/폐쉐 공(ː)포쯩/페쉐 공(ː)포쯩]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeswae gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeswae gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yeswae kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?	phyeysway kōngphoqcung

Noun

폐쇄공포증 • (pyeswaegongpojeung) (hanja 閉鎖恐怖症)

1. claustrophobia

   Synonyms: 폐소공포증 (pyesogongpojeung), 閉所恐怖症