원석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 原石, from 原 (“source”) + 石 (“stone”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonseog
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsŏk
Yale Romanization?wensek

Noun

원석 • (wonseok) (hanja 原石)

  1. rough gemstone, unpolished gemstone
    선생님은 항상 나보고 보석의 원석 같은 존재라고 말하곤 하셨다.
    seonsaengnim-eun hangsang nabogo boseog-ui wonseok gateun jonjae-rago malhagon hasyeotda.
    The teacher would always tell me that I was like an unpolished gemstone.
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