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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 蛋白
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | danbaek |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | danbaeg |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tanbaek |
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| Yale Romanization? | tānpayk |
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Noun
단백 • (danbaek) (hanja 蛋白)
- egg white
- Abbreviation of 단백질 (danbaekjil).
Synonyms
- (egg white): 흰자위 (huinjawi), 난백 (卵白, nanbaek)