절멸

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 絶滅.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeolmyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeolmyeol
McCune–Reischauer?chŏlmyŏl
Yale Romanization?cel.myel

Noun

절멸 • (jeolmyeol) (hanja 絶滅)

  1. (transitive) to wipe out; to eliminate; to annihilate
  2. (intransitive) to die out; to become extinct