운석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 隕石 (“meteorite”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	unseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	unseog
McCune–Reischauer?	unsŏk
Yale Romanization?	wūnsek

Noun

운석 • (unseok) (hanja 隕石)

1. meteorite