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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 스〮ᄀᆞᄫᆞᆯ (Yale: súkòWòl), a compound of 스〮 (Yale: sú, meaning unknown) + *고ᄫᆞᆶ (Yale: *kòWòlh, “town, district”) > modern 고을 (go'eul). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sigol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sigol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sigol |
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| Yale Romanization? | sikol |
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Noun
시골 • (sigol)
- countryside, the country
- Synonym: 촌(村) (chon)
- Antonym: 도시(都市) (dosi)