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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 手巾 (“towel”)
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? | sugeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sugeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sugŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | swūken |
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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수건의 / 수건에 / 수건까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.
Noun
수건 • (sugeon) (hanja 手巾)
- towel
- Synonym: 타월 (tawol)
2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 281:마른 수건 없니?- mareun sugeon eomni?
- Don't you have a dry towel? (informal non-polite speech style)