쇠-

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Korean

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?soe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soe
McCune–Reischauer?soe
Yale Romanization?sōy

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean ᄉᆈ〯 (syǒy).

Prefix

쇠 • (soe-)

  1. Contraction of 소의 (so-ui, “of a cow”).
    ‎쇠 (soe-, “of a cow”) + ‎고기 (gogi, “meat”) → ‎쇠고기 (soegogi, “beef”, literally “meat of a cow”)
Usage notes
  • Nowadays, South Koreans tend to directly use 소 (so, “cow”) attributively instead of 쇠 (soe-), e.g. 소고기 (sogogi) and not prescriptive 쇠고기 (soegogi). Such usage was originally dialectal but has become increasingly popular.
Derived terms
Korean terms prefixed with 쇠-

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean 쇠〮 (swóy).

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 쇠〮비름〮 (Yale: swóypìlúm), from 쇠〮 (swóy-, “small”) +‎ 비름〮 (pìlúm, “amaranth”).

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Prefix

쇠 • (soe-)

  1. small (of certain animals or plants)
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