화석 연료

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化石燃料, from 化石 (“fossil”) + 燃料 (“fuel”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ɡjʌ̹ʎʎo] ~ [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹ʎʎo]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)서결료/화(ː)성녈료]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwaseogyeollyo/hwaseongnyeollyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwaseog'yeonlyo/hwaseognyeonlyo
McCune–Reischauer?	hwasŏgyŏllyo/hwasŏngnyŏllyo
Yale Romanization?	hwāsek.yenlyo/hwāseknyenlyo

Noun

화석 연료 • (hwaseok yeollyo) (hanja 化石燃料)

1. fossil fuel