세균

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 細菌 (“bacteria, bacterium”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡjun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)균]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?segyun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?segyun
McCune–Reischauer?segyun
Yale Romanization?sēykyun

Noun

세균 • (segyun) (hanja 細菌)

  1. bacteria, bacterium

Synonyms
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