곤충공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 곤충(昆蟲) (gonchung, “insect”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɲt͡ɕʰuŋ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [곤충 공(ː)포쯩]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonchung gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonchung gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?	konch'ung kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?	kon.chwung kōngphoqcung

Noun

곤충공포증 • (gonchunggongpojeung) (hanja 昆蟲恐怖症)

1. entomophobia