원생생물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 原生生物, from 原生 (“primordial”) + 生物 (“organism”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Wonsaengsaengmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Wonsaengsaengmul
McCune–Reischauer?	Wŏnsaengsaengmul
Yale Romanization?	wēnsayngsayngmul

Noun

원생생물 • (wonsaengsaengmul) (hanja 原生生物)

1. (microbiology) protist