원생생물

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰɛŋsʰɛŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰe̞ŋsʰe̞ŋmuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)생생물/원(ː)셍셍물]
    • 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

원생생물 • (wonsaengsaengmul) (hanja 原生生物)

  1. (microbiology) protist
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