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