Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 生物圈, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋmuɭk͈wʌ̹n] ~ [sʰe̞ŋmuɭk͈wʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saengmulgwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengmulgwon
McCune–Reischauer?saengmulkwŏn
Yale Romanization?sayngmulqkwen

Noun

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생물권 (saengmulgwon) (hanja 生物圈)

  1. biosphere