광석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鑛石 (“ore”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangseog
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangsŏk
Yale Romanization?	kwāngsek

Noun

광석 • (gwangseok) (hanja 鑛石)

1. ore