원석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 原石, from 原 (“source”) + 石 (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹nsʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [원석]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonseog
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnsŏk
Yale Romanization?	wensek

Noun

원석 • (wonseok) (hanja 原石)

1. rough gemstone, unpolished gemstone

   선생님-은 항상 나보고 보석-의 원석 같은 존재-라고 말하곤 하셨다.

   seonsaengnim-eun hangsang nabogo boseog-ui wonseok gateun jonjae-rago malhagon hasyeotda.

   The teacher would always tell me that I was like an unpolished gemstone.