원생생물

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 原生生物, from 原生 (primordial) + 生物 (organism).

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰɛŋsʰɛŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰe̞ŋsʰe̞ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Wonsaengsaengmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Wonsaengsaengmul
McCune–Reischauer?Wŏnsaengsaengmul
Yale Romanization?wēnsayngsayngmul

Noun

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원생생물 (wonsaengsaengmul) (hanja 原生生物)

  1. (microbiology) protist