탄수화물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 炭水化物 (“carbohydrate”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)nsʰuβwa̠muɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [탄(ː)수화물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tansuhwamul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tansuhwamul
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ansuhwamul
Yale Romanization?	thānswuhwamul

Noun

탄수화물 • (tansuhwamul) (hanja 炭水化物)

1. (biochemistry) carbohydrate