세포

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 細胞, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 細胞(さいぼう) (saibō).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)pʰo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)포]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sepo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sepo
    McCune–Reischauer?sep'o
    Yale Romanization?sēy.pho

    Noun

    세포 • (sepo) (hanja 細胞)

    1. (biology) cell
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