구석기시대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 舊石器 (“Paleolithic”) + 時代 (“historical age or period”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈku(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚k͈iɕʰidɛ] ~ [ˈku(ː)sʰʌ̹k̚k͈iɕʰide̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [구(ː)석끼시대/구(ː)석끼시데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guseokgisidae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guseoggisidae
McCune–Reischauer?	kusŏkkisidae
Yale Romanization?	kwūsek.kisitay

Proper noun

구석기시대 • (Guseokgisidae) (hanja 舊石器時代)

1. (archaeology) Stone Age, Paleolithic period

See also

• 중석기시대 (中石器時代, jungseokgisidae, “Middle Stone Age”)
• 신석기시대 (新石器時代, sinseokgisidae, “Neolithic Period”)
• 청동기시대 (靑銅器時代, cheongdonggisidae, “Bronze Age”)