몽정

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夢精.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [몽(ː)정]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mongjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mongjeong
McCune–Reischauer?mongjŏng
Yale Romanization?mōngceng

Noun

몽정 • (mongjeong) (hanja 夢精)

  1. wet dream; nocturnal emission

Derived terms

  • 몽정하다 (夢精—, mongjeonghada)
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