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)
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