원생동물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 原生動物, from 原生 (“primordial”) + 動物 (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰɛŋdo̞ŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰe̞ŋdo̞ŋmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)생동물/원(ː)셍동물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Wonsaengdongmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Wonsaengdongmul
McCune–Reischauer?	Wŏnsaengdongmul
Yale Romanization?	wēnsayngtongmul

Noun

원생동물 • (wonsaengdongmul) (hanja 原生動物)

1. (microbiology) protozoan