원시

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 遠視, from 遠 (“far”) + 視 (“sight”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
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Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsi
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsi
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Noun

원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 遠視)

  1. (pathology) hyperopia

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 原始

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsi
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsi
Yale Romanization?wensi

Noun

원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 原始)

  1. primal; primitive
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