염색

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 염색하다
Passive 염색되다

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 染色.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)색/염(ː)섹]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeomsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeomsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?yŏmsaek
Yale Romanization?yēmsayk

Noun

염색 • (yeomsaek) (hanja 染色)

  1. dyeing
  • 염색공장 (染色工場, yeomsaekgongjang, “dyeworks”)
  • 염색소 (染色所, yeomsaekso, “dyehouse”)
  • 염색약 (染色—, yeomsaegyak, “dye”)
  • 염색체 (染色體, yeomsaekche, “chromosome”)
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