고생물학

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 古生物學, from 古生物 (paleo-organism) + (-logy).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)sʰɛŋmuɾɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)sʰe̞ŋmuɾɦa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gosaengmulhak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosaengmulhag
    McCune–Reischauer?kosaengmurhak
    Yale Romanization?kōsayngmul.hak

    Noun

    고생물학 • (gosaengmulhak) (hanja 古生物學)

    1. paleontology