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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