쇠기름

Korean

Etymology

From 쇠 (soe-, “cow”, prefix) +‎ 기름 (gireum, “oil”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰwe̞(ː)ɡiɾɯm] ~ [ˈsʰø̞(ː)ɡiɾɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉐(ː)기름/쇠(ː)기름]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soegireum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soegileum
McCune–Reischauer?soegirŭm
Yale Romanization?sōykilum

Noun

쇠기름 • (soegireum)

  1. beef oil

Synonyms
  • 소기름 (sogireum)
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