절멸

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 絶滅.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeolmyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeolmyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏlmyŏl
    Yale Romanization?cel.myel

    Noun

    절멸 • (jeolmyeol) (hanja 絶滅)

    1. (transitive) to wipe out; to eliminate; to annihilate
    2. (intransitive) to die out; to become extinct