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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 物質, from 物 (“thing”) + 質 (“basis”)
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | muljil |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | muljil |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mulchil |
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| Yale Romanization? | mulqcil |
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Noun
물질 • (muljil) (hanja 物質)
- a substance; a material
- wealth; property
- material; matter
독성이 있는 요소나 물질.- dokseong'i inneun yosona muljil.
- A poisonous element or substance.
Derived terms
- 물질적 (muljiljeok, “of or pertaining to a substance”)
References