함구증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 緘口症, from 緘口 (“muteness”) + 症 (“syndrome, disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠mɡut͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [함구쯩]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hamgujeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hamgujeung
McCune–Reischauer?	hamguchŭng
Yale Romanization?	hamkwuqcung

Noun

함구증 • (hamgujeung) (hanja 緘口症)

1. mutism

Synonyms

• 함묵증 (緘默症, hammukjeung), 무언증 (無言症, mueonjeung)