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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hyang'yak chaejip wollyeong (鄕藥採集月令 / 향약채집월령), 1431, as Middle Korean 所乙串 (Yale: *swolkwos).
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 솔〯옷〮 (Yale: swǒlGwós), from *솔〯— (Yale: *swǒl-, “narrow”, whence modern 솔다 (solda)) + 곳〮 (Yale: kwós, “skewer”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “swolGwos is obviously not the direct ancestor; we would expect 소롯.”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | songgot |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | songgos |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | songgot |
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| Yale Romanization? | sōngkos |
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Noun
송곳 • (songgot)
- awl, gimlet
Derived terms
- 송곳날 (songgonnal)
- 송곳눈 (songgonnun)
- 송곳니 (songgonni)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148