광물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鑛物 (“mineral”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwangmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwangmul
McCune–Reischauer?	kwangmul
Yale Romanization?	kwāngmul

Noun

광물 • (gwangmul) (hanja 鑛物)

1. mineral