현미경

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 顯微鏡 (“microscope”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nmiɡjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)미경]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyeonmigyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyeonmigyeong
McCune–Reischauer?hyŏnmigyŏng
Yale Romanization?hyēnmikyeng

Noun

현미경 • (hyeonmigyeong) (hanja 顯微鏡)

  1. microscope
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