Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 新種, from (new) + (type)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɲd͡ʑo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sinjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sinjong
McCune–Reischauer?sinjong
Yale Romanization?sīn.cong

Noun

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신종 (sinjong) (hanja 新種)

  1. new style, new type