원시

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 遠視, from 遠 (“far”) + 視 (“sight”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonsi
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnsi
Yale Romanization?	wēnsi

Noun

원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 遠視)

1. (pathology) hyperopia

See also

• 근시 (geunsi)
• 난시 (nansi)
• 노안 (noan)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 原始

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹nɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [원시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wonsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonsi
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏnsi
Yale Romanization?	wensi

Noun

원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 原始)

1. primal; primitive