염색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 染色.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)msʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [염(ː)색/염(ː)섹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmsaek
Yale Romanization?	yēmsayk

Noun

염색 • (yeomsaek) (hanja 染色)

1. dyeing

Derived terms

• 염색하다 (染色—, yeomsaekhada)
• 염색되다 (染色—, yeomsaekdoeda)