고생물학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 古生物學, from 古生物 (“paleo-organism”) + 學 (“-logy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈko̞(ː)sʰɛŋmuɾɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)sʰe̞ŋmuɾɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)생물학/고(ː)셍물학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosaengmulhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosaengmulhag
McCune–Reischauer?	kosaengmurhak
Yale Romanization?	kōsayngmul.hak

Noun

고생물학 • (gosaengmulhak) (hanja 古生物學)

1. paleontology