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

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