Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 폐실(閉室) (pyesil, closure) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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폐실공포증 (pyesilgongpojeung) (hanja 閉室恐怖症)

  1. claustrophobia
    Synonyms: 폐소공포증 (pyesogongpojeung), 폐쇄공포증 (pyeswaegongpojeung), 밀실공포증 (milsilgongpojeung)