품종

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 品種.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰu(ː)md͡ʑo̞ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [품(ː)종]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pumjong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pumjong
    McCune–Reischauer?p'umjong
    Yale Romanization?phūmcong

    Noun

    품종 • (pumjong) (hanja 品種)

    1. (biology, botany) breed, species; cultivar
      동물 품종 ― dongmul pumjong ― a breed of animal
      식물 품종 ― singmul pumjong ― a plant cultivar
    2. kind, type, variety
      Synonym: 종류(種類) (jongnyu)
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