소금

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Korean

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 소곰 (Yale: swòkwòm).

Alternative forms

  • 소곰 (sogom)southern Gyeongsang

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogeum
McCune–Reischauer?sogŭm
Yale Romanization?sokum
  • Homophone: 속음 (sogeum)
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 소에 / 소금

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

소금 (sogeum)

  1. salt
    소금han jum-ui sogeuma pinch of salt
    소금sogeum-mulsaltwater
    소금 많이 넣으면 음식 짜다.
    Sogeum-eul mani neo'eumyeon eumsig-i jjada.
    If you put in a lot of salt, the food is salty.

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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 小笒.

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
Revised Romanization?sogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogeum
McCune–Reischauer?sogŭm
Yale Romanization?sōkum

Noun

소금 (sogeum) (hanja 小笒)

  1. (music) sogeum (bamboo flute)

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