술

술 U+C220, 술 HANGUL SYLLABLE SUL Composition: ㅅ + ㅜ + ㄹ ← 숟 [U+C21F] Hangul Syllables 숡 → [U+C221]

수숙숚숛순숝숞 숟술숡숢숣숤숥 숦숧숨숩숪숫숬 숭숮숯숰숱숲숳
쇼 ←	→ 숴

Korean

Etymology 1

술 (sul, “liquor”)

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]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [술]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sul
McCune–Reischauer?	sul
Yale Romanization?	swul

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 술의 / 술에 / 술까지

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

Noun

술 • (sul)

1. alcoholic beverage; liquor

Derived terms

• 꿀술 (kkulsul)
• 술고래 (sulgorae)
• 술기 (sulgi)
• 술기운 (sulgiun)
• 술김 (sulgim)
• 술꾼 (sulkkun)
• 술내 (sullae)
• 술독 (suldok)
• 술맛 (sulmat)
• 술버릇 (sulbeoreut)
• 술병 (sulbyeong)
• 술자리 (suljari)
• 술잔 (suljan)
• 술주정 (suljujeong)
• 술집 (suljip)
• 혼술 (honsul)

 

See also

• 酒 (ju), the hanja for "alcoholic beverage"

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 술〮 (Yale: swúl).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɭ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [술]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sul
McCune–Reischauer?	sul
Yale Romanization?	swul

Counter

술 • (sul)

1. scoop; spoonful

   Synonyms: 수저 (sujeo), 숟가락 (sutgarak)

   두 술만 더 떠 주세요. ― Du sulman deo tteo juseyo. ― Can you give me two extra scoops?

Noun

술 • (sul)

1. (archaic or dialectal) spoon

Related terms

• 수저 (sujeo)
• 숟가락 (sutgarak)

 

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰu(ː)ɭ]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [술(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sul
McCune–Reischauer?	sul
Yale Romanization?	swūl

Noun

술 • (sul)

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

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

술 (sul)

Extended content
術: skill (eumhun reading: 재주 술 (jaeju sul)) (MC reading: 術 (MC zywit)) 述: telling (eumhun reading: 지을 술 (jieul sul)) (MC reading: 述 (MC zywit)) 戌: sign of the Dog (eumhun reading: 개 술 (gae sul)) (MC reading: 戌 (MC swit)) 鉥: matting needle (eumhun reading: 돗바늘 술 (dotbaneul sul)) (MC reading: 鉥) 絉: thread (eumhun reading: 끈 술 (kkeun sul)) (MC reading: 絉)

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Middle Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /súl/

Noun

술〮 (swúl)

1. spoon

Descendants

• Korean: 술 (sul)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sùl/

Noun

술 (swùl)

1. Alternative form of 수을 (swùùl, “liquor”)

Descendants

• Korean: 술 (sul)