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U+C220, 술
HANGUL SYLLABLE SUL
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[U+C21F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C221]
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Korean

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 酥孛 (Yale: swùpùl).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 수을 (Yale: swùùl), presumably via unattested *수ᄫᅳᆯ (Yale: swùWùl).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰuɭ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 에 / 술

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

Noun

(sul)

  1. alcoholic beverage; liquor
Derived terms
See also
  • (ju), the hanja for "alcoholic beverage"

Etymology 2

First attested as Late Old Korean in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 술〮 (Yale: swúl).

Pronunciation

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(sul)

  1. scoop; spoonful
    Synonyms: 수저 (sujeo), 숟가락 (sutgarak)
    주세요.Du sulman deo tteo juseyo.Can you give me two extra scoops?

Noun

(sul)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) spoon

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰu(ː)ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Noun

(sul)

  1. tassel or fringe (on flags, curtains, clothing, etc.)
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(sul)

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Middle Korean

Etymology 1

From Old Korean *술〮, seen as the Jilin leishi form (*swul).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽súl⫽

Noun

술〮 (swúl)

  1. spoon
    1. spoonful
Descendants
  • Korean: (sul)
  • Korean: 숟가락 (sutgarak)

Etymology 2

See main entry for more information.

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽sùl⫽

Noun

(swùl)

  1. alternative form of 수을 (swùùl, liquor)
Descendants
  • Korean: (sul)

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