설탕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雪糖, from 雪 (“snow”) + 糖 (“sugar”), a Korean-made Chinese-character-based word.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭtʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [설탕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoltang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seoltang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏlt'ang
Yale Romanization?	sel.thang

Noun

설탕 • (seoltang) (hanja 雪糖)

1. sugar

Synonyms

• 사탕 (砂糖, satang, “candy, sugar”)

Derived terms

• 각설탕 (角雪糖, gakseoltang)
• 백설탕 (白雪糖, baekseoltang)
• 설탕물 (雪糖—, seoltangmul)
• 흑설탕 (黑雪糖, heukseoltang)

See also

• 꿀 (kkul, “honey”)
• 엿 (yeot, “maltose, malt sugar”)
• 밀 (蜜, mil, “honey”)