보석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 寶石 (“gemstone”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)석]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boseog
McCune–Reischauer?posŏk
Yale Romanization?pōsek

Noun

보석 • (boseok) (hanja 寶石)

  1. gemstone
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