석회석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 石灰石, from 石灰 + 石.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹kʰwe̞sʰʌ̹k̚] ~ [sʰʌ̹kʰø̞sʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [서퀘석/서쾨석]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seokhoeseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoghoeseog
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏkhoesŏk
Yale Romanization?	sek.hoysek

Noun

석회석 • (seokhoeseok) (hanja 石灰石)

1. (mineralogy) limestone

Synonyms

• 석회암 (石灰岩, seokhoeam)