화석 연료

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 化石燃料, from 化石 (fossil) + 燃料 (fuel).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ɡjʌ̹ʎʎo] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹ʎʎo]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hwaseogyeollyo/hwaseongnyeollyo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwaseog'yeonlyo/hwaseognyeonlyo
    McCune–Reischauer?hwasŏgyŏllyo/hwasŏngnyŏllyo
    Yale Romanization?hwāsek.yenlyo/hwāseknyenlyo

    Noun

    화석 연료 • (hwaseok yeollyo) (hanja 化石燃料)

    1. fossil fuel