쇠

See also: 쇠-

Korean

Etymology 1

쇠쇡쇢쇣쇤쇥쇦 쇧쇨쇩쇪쇫쇬쇭 쇮쇯쇰쇱쇲쇳쇴 쇵쇶쇷쇸쇹쇺쇻
쇄 ←	→ 쇼

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 쇠 • (soe)

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

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 쇠 (Yale: swoy). Cognate with Jeju 쒜 (sswe).

According to Fukui et al. (2017), might be related with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Chinese 鎖 (*soːlʔ, “to lock”), by the meanings as "key, lock" and that Pyeongan dialectal form 쇄 (swae) coincide with Sino-Korean word 쇄 (鎖, swae).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰwe̞] ~ [sʰø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉐/쇠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soe
McCune–Reischauer?	soe
Yale Romanization?	soy

Noun

쇠 • (soe)

1. iron
2. metal
3. a tool made from iron like key, lock etc.

Etymology 3

Contraction of 소의.

Prefix

쇠 (soe)

1. prefix form of 소, "cow". For example: 쇠고기, "beef" (from 소, cow + 고기, "meat".)
2. prefix form of 소, "small". For example 쇠백로, "little egret".