수건

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 手巾 (“towel”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɡʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)건]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sugeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sugeon
McCune–Reischauer?sugŏn
Yale Romanization?swūken

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수건의 / 수건에 / 수건까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

수건 • (sugeon) (hanja 手巾)

  1. towel
    Synonym: 타월 (tawol)
    • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 281:
      마른 수건 없니?
      Mareun sugeon eomni?
      Don't you have a dry towel? (informal non-polite speech style)
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