원핵생물

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 原核生物, from 原核 (“prokaryotic”) + 生物 (“organism”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nɦɛks͈ɛŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)nɦe̞ks͈e̞ŋmuɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)핵쌩물/원(ː)헥쎙물]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Wonhaeksaengmul
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Wonhaegsaengmul
    McCune–Reischauer?Wŏnhaeksaengmul
    Yale Romanization?wēn.hayk.sayngmul

    Noun

    원핵생물 • (wonhaeksaengmul) (hanja 原核生物)

    1. (biology) prokaryote
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