쑥

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쑥 U+C465, 쑥
HANGUL SYLLABLE SSUG
Composition:ㅆ + ㅜ + ㄱ
← 쑤
 		Hangul Syllables 쑦 →
쑤쑥쑦쑧쑨쑩쑪
쑫쑬쑭쑮쑯쑰쑱
쑲쑳쑴쑵쑶쑷쑸
쑹쑺쑻쑼쑽쑾쑿
쑈 ←→ 쒀

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. Perhaps related to 속 (sok, “inside”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssug
McCune–Reischauer?ssuk
Yale Romanization?sswuk

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 쑥 (ssuk)
Yang-form 쏙 (ssok)

쑥 • (ssuk)

  1. entering or protruding deeply (either towards or away from the speaker)
    동전이 여기 쑥 빠졌어.
    Dongjeon-i yeogi ssuk ppajeosseo.
    The coin dropped deep inside here.
    이 조각상은 코가 이렇게 쑥 튀어나왔네?
    I jogaksang-eun ko-ga ireoke ssuk twieonawanne?
    This statue has a big protruding nose!
  2. while draining or removing in large quantities (both physical and metaphorical)
    물이 쑥 빠지다
    mur-i ssuk ppajida
    for water to be drained in large quantities
    살이 쑥 빠지다
    sar-i ssuk ppajida
    to lose a lot of weight
  3. while being excluded
  4. fashionably
  5. while interrupting suddenly or impudently; while appearing suddenly
  6. while suddenly ascending or descending

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄡᅮᆨ〮 (Yale: pswúk).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssug
McCune–Reischauer?ssuk
Yale Romanization?sswuk
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 쑥의 / 쑥에 / 쑥까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

쑥 • (ssuk)

  1. mugwort, moxa; various plants of the Artemisia genus
  2. Artemisia princeps
Derived terms
  • 쑥갓 (ssukgat, “crown daisy”)
  • 향쑥 (hyangssuk, “wormwood”)
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