Korean

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Etymology

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야경(夜警) (yagyeong) +‎ (-kkun).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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야경꾼 (yagyeongkkun)

  1. (night) watchman