석회암

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 石灰岩, from 石灰 + 岩.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹kʰwe̞a̠m] ~ [sʰʌ̹kʰø̞a̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [서퀘암/서쾨암]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seokhoeam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoghoeam
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏkhoeam
Yale Romanization?	sek.hoy.am

Noun

석회암 • (seokhoeam) (hanja 石灰岩)

1. (mineralogy) limestone

Synonyms

• 석회석 (石灰石, seokhoeseok)