Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 夢精.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mongjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mongjeong
McCune–Reischauer?mongjŏng
Yale Romanization?mōngceng

Noun

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몽정 (mongjeong) (hanja 夢精)

  1. wet dream; nocturnal emission

Derived terms

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