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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sseok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sseog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ssŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | ssek |
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Etymology 1
Intensive form of 석 (seok).
Ideophone
썩 • (sseok)
- (of paper, etc.) while cutting in one quite powerful stroke
- (by extension) while quite forcefully pushing, while quite forcefully extending (a line on paper, etc.)
- exceedingly
기분이 썩 좋지는 않아.- gibun-i sseok jochi-neun ana.
- I don't feel that great.
- swiftly, with haste
이 잔 부순 사람 썩 안 나와?- i jan busun saram sseok an nawa?
- Whoever broke this cup, come out now!
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeia.
Ideophone
썩 • (sseok)
- (onomatopoeia) while crunching and eating (a fruit, etc.)