소금

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 소곰 (Yale: swokwom).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɡɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [소금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sogeum
McCune–Reischauer?	sogŭm
Yale Romanization?	sokum

Noun

소금 • (sogeum)

1. salt; table salt; sodium chloride

   한 줌의 소금

   han jumui sogeum

   a pinch of salt