광물학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鑛物學, from 鑛物 (“mineral”) + 學 (“-logy”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ŋmuɾɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [광(ː)물학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangmulhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangmulhag
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangmurhak
Yale Romanization?	kwāngmul.hak

Noun

광물학 • (gwangmulhak) (hanja 鑛物學)

1. mineralogy