화석

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 化石.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)석]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwaseok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwaseog
    McCune–Reischauer?hwasŏk
    Yale Romanization?hwāsek

    Noun

    화석 • (hwaseok) (hanja 化石)

    1. fossil

    Derived terms

    • 생흔화석 (生痕化石, saengheunhwaseok, “ichnofossil”)

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