염색체

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 染色體 (“chromosome”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰɛk̚t͡ɕʰe̞] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰe̞k̚t͡ɕʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)색체/염(ː)섹체]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeomsaekche
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomsaegche
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏmsaekch'e
    Yale Romanization?yēmsaykchey

    Noun

    염색체 • (yeomsaekche) (hanja 染色體)

    1. (cytology, genetics) chromosome
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