잠망경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 潛望鏡 (“periscope”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠mma̠ŋɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [잠망경]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jammanggyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jammanggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?chammanggyŏng
Yale Romanization?cammangkyeng

Noun

잠망경 • (jammanggyeong) (hanja 潛望鏡)

  1. periscope (viewing device)
    아이는 잠수함에 달린 잠망경을 보고 초식공룡 목을 닮았다고 말했다.
    ai-neun jamsuham-e dallin jammanggyeong-eul bogo chosikgongnyong mog-eul dalmatdago malhaetda.
    After seeing the periscope attached to the submarine, the child said that it looked like the neck of a herbivorous dinosaur.
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