화석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化石.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwaseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwaseog
McCune–Reischauer?	hwasŏk
Yale Romanization?	hwāsek

Noun

화석 • (hwaseok) (hanja 化石)

1. fossil