세균

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 細菌 (“bacteria, bacterium”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	segyun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	segyun
McCune–Reischauer?	segyun
Yale Romanization?	sēykyun

Noun

세균 • (segyun) (hanja 細菌)

1. bacteria, bacterium

Synonyms

• 박테리아 (bakteria)