맥석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 脈石 (gangue).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛks͈ʌ̹k̚] ~ [me̞ks͈ʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maekseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maegseog
McCune–Reischauer?maeksŏk
Yale Romanization?mayk.sek

Noun

맥석 • (maekseok) (hanja 脈石)

  1. (mining) gangue