속

Korean

Etymology 1

소속솎솏손솑솒 솓솔솕솖솗솘솙 솚솛솜솝솞솟솠 송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←	→ 솨

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞(ː)k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [속(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sog
McCune–Reischauer?	sok
Yale Romanization?	sōk

Syllable

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅗ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 솝 (Yale: swop), 속 (Yale: swok).

Noun

속 • (sok)

1. the inside; especially that which is underneath or within a covering
   • 2006, 괴물 [The Host]:

     ...커다랗고 시커먼 게 있어... 물 속에...

     ...keodarako sikeomeon ge isseo... mul soge...

     ... there's something big and black ... in the water ...

2. (biology, taxonomy) a genus
   • 소속(屬)의 다른 종(種)들도 때때로 "소" 또는 "야생소"라고 불린다.

     sosogui dareun jongdeuldo ttaettaero so ttoneun yasaengsorago bullinda.

     Other species of the genus Bos are often called cattle or wild cattle.

See also

• 안 (an, “inside”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

속 (sok)

1. 俗:

   (MC reading: 俗 (MC zjowk))

2. 速:

   (MC reading: 速 (MC suwk|tsjek))

3. 續:

   (MC reading: 續 (MC zjowk))

4. 束:

   (MC reading: 束 (MC syowk))

5. 粟:

   (MC reading: 粟 (MC sjowk))

6. 屬:

   (MC reading: 屬 (MC tsyowk|dzyowk))

7. 涑:

   (MC reading: 涑 (MC suw|suwk|sjowk))

8. 謖:

   (MC reading: 謖 (MC srjuwk))

9. 贖:

   (MC reading: 贖 (MC zyowk))

10. 洬:

    (MC reading: 洬 (MC sowk))

11. 遬:

    (MC reading: 遬 (MC suwk))