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