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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 植物, from 植 (“planting”) + 物 (“thing”)
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | singmul |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sigmul |
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McCune–Reischauer? | singmul |
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Yale Romanization? | sikmul |
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Noun
식물 • (singmul) (hanja 植物)
- plant
Derived terms
- 기생식물 (寄生植物, gisaengsingmul, “parasitic plant”)
- 목본식물 (木本植物, mokbonsingmul, “woody plants”)
- 식물학 (植物學, singmulhak, “botany”)
- 초본식물 (草本植物, chobonsingmul, “herbaceous plants”)