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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gyeongsinnok eonsok (敬信錄諺釋 / 경신록언석), 1796, as Early Modern Korean 쓸어기 (sseureogi). Perhaps related to Middle Korean ᄡᅳᆯ다 (Yale: psulta, “to sweep”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sseuregi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sseulegi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ssŭregi |
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| Yale Romanization? | ssuleyki |
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Noun
쓰레기 • (sseuregi)
- trash, garbage
Derived terms
- 쓰레기통 (sseuregitong, “garbage can”)
- 허섭스레기 (heoseopseuregi, “odds and ends”)
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