고생물학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 古生物學, from 古生物 (“paleo-organism”) + 學 (“-logy”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)sʰɛŋmuɾɦa̠k̚] ~ [ˈko̞(ː)sʰe̞ŋmuɾɦa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [고(ː)생물학/고(ː)셍물학]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosaengmulhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosaengmulhag
McCune–Reischauer?kosaengmurhak
Yale Romanization?kōsayngmul.hak

Noun

고생물학 • (gosaengmulhak) (hanja 古生物學)

  1. paleontology
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