광석

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 鑛石 (“ore”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)석]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwangseok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwangseog
    McCune–Reischauer?kwangsŏk
    Yale Romanization?kwāngsek

    Noun

    광석 • (gwangseok) (hanja 鑛石)

    1. ore
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