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2024
멸종
멸종
Korean
Noun
멸종
•
(
myeoljong
)
(
hanja
滅種
)
extinction
(the action of making or becoming extinct)
Related terms
멸종되다
(
myeoljongdoeda
)
멸종하다
(
myeoljonghada
)
(to become
extinct
)
Etymology
Sino-Korean
word from
滅
(
“
extermination
”
)
+
種
(
“
race
”
)
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/mjʌ̹ɭd͡ʑo̞ŋ/
Phonetic
hangeul
:
멸
종
Romanizations
Revised transcription
myeoljong
Revised transliteration
myeoljong
McCune–Reischauer
myŏljong
Yale
myelcong
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