동공

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 瞳孔

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	donggong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	donggong
McCune–Reischauer?	tonggong
Yale Romanization?	tōngkong

Noun

동공 • (donggong) (hanja 瞳孔)

1. (anatomy) pupil (a black hole located in the center of the iris)