진핵생물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 眞核生物, from 眞核 (“eukaryotic”) + 生物 (“organism”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɦɛks͈ɛŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɦe̞ks͈e̞ŋmuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)핵쌩물/진(ː)헥쎙물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jinhaeksaengmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jinhaegsaengmul
McCune–Reischauer?	Chinhaeksaengmul
Yale Romanization?	cīn.hayk.sayngmul

Noun

진핵생물 • (jinhaeksaengmul) (hanja 眞核生物)

1. (biology) eukaryote