원석

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 原石, from 原 (“source”) + 石 (“stone”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wonseok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonseog
    McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsŏk
    Yale Romanization?wensek

    Noun

    원석 • (wonseok) (hanja 原石)

    1. rough gemstone, unpolished gemstone
      선생님은 항상 나보고 보석의 원석 같은 존재라고 말하곤 하셨다.
      Seonsaengnim-eun hangsang nabogo boseog-ui wonseok gateun jonjae-rago malhagon hasyeotda.
      The teacher would always tell me that I was like an unpolished gemstone.
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