멸균

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 滅菌.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Myeolgyun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Myeolgyun
McCune–Reischauer?	Myŏlgyun
Yale Romanization?	myēl.kyun

Noun

멸균 • (myeolgyun) (hanja 滅菌)

1. sterilization