지남석

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 指南 (to point south) + (stone).

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 지〮남셕〮 (Yale: cínàmsyék).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinamseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinamseog
McCune–Reischauer?chinamsŏk
Yale Romanization?cinamsek

Noun

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지남석 (jinamseok) (hanja 指南石)

  1. Synonym of 자석 (jaseok, magnet)