구석

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 구석 (Yale: kwùsèk). Compare 가 (ga, “edge, fringe”), 곳 (got, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kusʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [구석]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	guseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	guseog
McCune–Reischauer?	kusŏk
Yale Romanization?	kwusek

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 구석의 / 구석에 / 구석까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

구석 • (guseok)

1. corner
2. a remote place
3. (figuratively) aspect, side, way, manner

Derived terms

• 구석구석 (guseokguseok, “everywhere”)