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물질

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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    Sino-Korean word from 物質, from 物 (“thing”) + 質 (“basis”)

    Pronunciation

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    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?muljil
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?muljil
    McCune–Reischauer?mulchil
    Yale Romanization?mulqcil

    Noun

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    물질 • (muljil) (hanja 物質)

    1. a substance; a material
    2. wealth; property
    3. material; matter
      독성이 있는 요소나 물질
      dokseong'i inneun yosona muljil
      A poisonous element or substance
    Derived terms
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    • 물질적 (muljiljeok, “of or pertaining to a substance”)

    Etymology 2

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    Of native Korean origin. 물 (mul) +‎ -질 (-jil).

    Pronunciation

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    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?muljil
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?muljil
    McCune–Reischauer?muljil
    Yale Romanization?mulcil

    Noun

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    물질 • (muljil)

    1. (Jeju) haenyeos (female divers) going into the sea to collect seafood