세균

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 細菌 (“bacteria, bacterium”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡjun]
    • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)균]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?segyun
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?segyun
    McCune–Reischauer?segyun
    Yale Romanization?sēykyun

    Noun

    세균 • (segyun) (hanja 細菌)

    1. bacteria, bacterium

    Synonyms

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