구석기 시대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 舊石器 (“Paleolithic”) + 時代 (“historical age or period”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚k͈i ɕʰidɛ] ~ [ˈku(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚k͈i ɕʰide̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)석끼 시대/구(ː)석끼 시데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guseokgi sidae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guseoggi sidae
McCune–Reischauer?	kusŏkki sidae
Yale Romanization?	kwūsek.ki sitay

Proper noun

구석기 시대 • (Guseokgi sidae) (hanja 舊石器時代)

1. (archaeology) Stone Age, Paleolithic period

See also

• 중석기 시대 (中石器時代, Jungseokgi sidae, “Middle Stone Age”)
• 신석기 시대 (新石器時代, Sinseokgi sidae, “Neolithic Period”)
• 청동기 시대 (靑銅器時代, Cheongdonggi sidae, “Bronze Age”)