고식물학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 古 (“paleo”) + 식물학(植物學) (singmulhak, “botany”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosingmulhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosigmulhag
McCune–Reischauer?	kosingmurhak
Yale Romanization?	kōsikmul.hak

Noun

고식물학 • (gosingmulhak) (hanja 古植物學)

1. paleobotany