원시

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)시]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 遠視)

1. (pathology) hyperopia

See also

• 근시 (geunsi)
• 난시 (nansi)
• 노안 (noan)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 原始

Noun

원시 • (wonsi) (hanja 原始)

1. primal; primitive