동물공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 동물(動物) (dongmul, animal) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ŋmuɭ 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?dongmul gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongmul gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?tongmul kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?tongmul kōngphoqcung

Noun

동물공포증 • (dongmulgongpojeung) (hanja 動物恐怖症)

  1. zoophobia