-실

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Korean

Etymology 1

From 실(室) (sil, “room”).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

실 • (-sil) (hanja 室)

  1. room
    ‎연구(硏究) (yeon'gu, “study, research”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎연구실(硏究室) (yeon'gusil, “research lab; study room”)
    ‎탈의(脫衣) (tarui, “undressing”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎탈의실(脫衣室) (taruisil, “fitting room”)
  2. work division, section, department
    ‎기획(企劃) (gihoek, “planning”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎기획실(企劃室) (gihoeksil, “planning section”)
Derived terms
Korean terms suffixed with -실 (室)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Suffix

실 • (-sil)

  1. (after what it is characteristic of) neighborhood, community, village
    ‎밤 (bam, “chestnut”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎밤실 (bamsil, “so-called Chestnut Village”, certain village known for chestnuts)
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