염색체

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 染色體 (“chromosome”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeomsaekche
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeomsaegche
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏmsaekch'e
Yale Romanization?	yēmsaykchey

Noun

염색체 • (yeomsaekche) (hanja 染色體)

1. (cytology, genetics) chromosome