고소공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 고소(高所) (goso, “high place”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

• (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

고소공포증 • (gosogongpojeung) (hanja 高所恐怖症)

1. acrophobia; fear of heights

   Synonym: 높은 곳 공포증 (nopeungotgongpojeung)