광맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鑛脈, from 鑛 (“mineral, ore”) + 脈 (“vein”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠ŋmɛk̚] ~ [kwa̠ŋme̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [광맥/광멕]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwangmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwangmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?kwangmaek
Yale Romanization?kwangmayk

Noun

광맥 • (gwangmaek) (hanja 鑛脈)

  1. (geology) mineral vein
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