원시

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 遠視, from 遠 (“far”) + 視 (“sight”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nɕʰi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)시]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wonsi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsi
    McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsi
    Yale Romanization?wēnsi

    Noun

    원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 遠視)

    1. (pathology) hyperopia

    See also

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 原始

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?wonsi
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsi
      McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsi
      Yale Romanization?wensi

      Noun

      원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 原始)

      1. primal; primitive
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