원생동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 原生動物, from 原生 (“primordial”) + 動物 (“animal”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰɛŋdo̞ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰe̞ŋdo̞ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)생동물/원(ː)셍동물]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Wonsaengdongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Wonsaengdongmul
McCune–Reischauer?Wŏnsaengdongmul
Yale Romanization?wēnsayngtongmul

Noun

원생동물 • (wonsaengdongmul) (hanja 原生動物)

  1. (microbiology) protozoan
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