광맥

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鑛脈, from 鑛 (“mineral, ore”) + 脈 (“vein”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwa̠ŋmɛk̚] ~ [kwa̠ŋme̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [광맥/광멕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangmaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangmaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangmaek
Yale Romanization?	kwangmayk

Noun

광맥 • (gwangmaek) (hanja 鑛脈)

1. (geology) mineral vein