염기쌍

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 鹽基雙, from 鹽基 (“base”) + 雙 (“pair”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)mɡis͈a̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)기쌍]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Yeomgissang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Yeomgi'ssang
    McCune–Reischauer?Yŏmgissang
    Yale Romanization?yēmki.ssang

    Noun

    염기쌍 • (yeomgissang) (hanja 鹽基雙)

    1. (biology) base pair
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