시큰

Korean

Etymology

From 시다 (sida, “to be sour; to ache”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰikxɯn]
• Phonetic hangul: [시큰]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sikeun
McCune–Reischauer?	sik'ŭn
Yale Romanization?	si.khun

Root

Consonant set

Plain	시근 (sigeun)
Intensive	시큰 (sikeun)

시큰 • (sikeun)

1. Root of 시큰하다 (sikeunhada, “(of joints) to ache”) / 시큰거리다 (sikeun'georida, “(of joints) to keep aching”) / 시큰대다 (sikeundaeda, “(of joints) to keep aching”) / 시큰시큰 (sikeunsikeun, “(of joints) achingly”). Rarely used alone.