석탄

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 石炭 (“coal”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹k̚tʰa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [석탄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoktan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seogtan
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏkt'an
Yale Romanization?	sekthan

Noun

석탄 • (seoktan) (hanja 石炭)

1. coal

Synonyms

• 매탄 (煤炭, maetan)

Derived terms

• 석탄산 (石炭酸, seoktansan, “phenol (caustic compound derived from benzene)”)