Korean

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Etymology

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보존(保存) (bojon) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞nɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bojonhada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bojonhada
McCune–Reischauer?pojonhada
Yale Romanization?pōcon.hata

Verb

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보존하다 (bojonhada) (infinitive 보존해 or 보존하여, sequential 보존하니)

  1. to preserve, to conserve

Conjugation

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