백혈구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白血球 (“leukocyte”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛcçʌ̹ɭɡu] ~ [pe̞cçʌ̹ɭɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [배켤구/베켤구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baekhyeolgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeghyeolgu
McCune–Reischauer?	paekhyŏlgu
Yale Romanization?	payk.hyel.kwu

Noun

백혈구 • (baekhyeolgu) (hanja 白血球)

1. (biology) leukocyte, white blood cell