연금술

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鍊金術.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡɯmsʰuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)금술]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon'geumsul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongeumsul
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn'gŭmsul
Yale Romanization?yēnkumswul
South Korean
Standard Language 		연금술(鍊金術) (yeon'geumsul)
North Korean
Standard Language 		련금술(鍊金術) (ryeon'geumsul)

Noun

연금술 • (yeon'geumsul) (hanja 鍊金術)

  1. alchemy (ancient chemistry)
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