Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 培養液 (culture medium)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ja̠ŋɛk̚] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ja̠ŋe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baeyang'aek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeyang'aeg
McCune–Reischauer?paeyangaek
Yale Romanization?pāyyangayk

Noun

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배양액 (baeyang'aek) (hanja 培養液)

  1. (biology) culture medium