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)