품종

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 品種.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰu(ː)md͡ʑo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [품(ː)종]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pumjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pumjong
McCune–Reischauer?	p'umjong
Yale Romanization?	phūmcong

Noun

품종 • (pumjong) (hanja 品種)

1. (biology, botany) breed, species; cultivar

   동물 품종 ― dongmul pumjong ― a breed of animal

   식물 품종 ― singmul pumjong ― a plant cultivar

2. kind, type, variety

   Synonym: 종류(種類) (jongnyu)