Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 暗順應.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)msʰunɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amsuneung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amsun'eung
McCune–Reischauer?amsunŭng
Yale Romanization?āmswun.ung

Noun

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암순응 (amsuneung) (hanja 暗順應)

  1. (physiology) dark adaptation; adaptation to darkness

Antonyms

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