운석

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 隕石 (meteorite)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)nsʰʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?unseok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?unseog
    McCune–Reischauer?unsŏk
    Yale Romanization?wūnsek

    Noun

    운석 • (unseok) (hanja 隕石)

    1. meteorite