Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 여자(女子) (yeoja, woman) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeoja gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeoja gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?yŏja kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?yeca kōngphoqcung

Noun

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여자공포증 (yeojagongpojeung) (hanja 女子恐怖症)

  1. gynophobia
    Synonym: 여성공포증 (yeoseonggongpojeung)
    Coordinate term: 남자공포증 (namjagongpojeung)