자석

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 磁石 (“magnetite”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)석]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jaseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaseog
McCune–Reischauer?chasŏk
Yale Romanization?cāsek

Noun

자석 • (jaseok) (hanja 磁石)

  1. magnet

Etymology 2

Noun

자석 • (jaseok)

  1. Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Jeolla dialect form of 자식(子息) (jasik, “child”)
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