술

Korean

수숙숚숛순숝숞 숟술숡숢숣숤숥 숦숧숨숩숪숫숬 숭숮숯숰숱숲숳
쇼 ←	→ 숴

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [술]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sul
McCune–Reischauer?	sul
Yale Romanization?	swul

Etymology 1

술 (sul, “liquor”)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 수울 (Yale: swuwul).

Noun

술 • (sul)

1. liquor

Derived terms

• 술집 (suljip, “bar”)
• 술자리 (suljari, “drinking party”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 술 (Yale: swul).

Noun

술 • (sul)

1. scoop
2. (archaic) spoon

See also

• 숟가락 (sutgarak)
• 스푼 (seupun)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

술 (sul)

1. 術: skill

   (eumhun reading: 재주 술 (jaeju sul))
   (MC reading: 術 (MC zywit))

2. 述: telling

   (eumhun reading: 지을 술 (jieul sul))
   (MC reading: 述 (MC zywit))

3. 戌: sign of the Dog

   (eumhun reading: 개 술 (gae sul))
   (MC reading: 戌 (MC swit))

4. 鉥: matting needle

   (eumhun reading: 돗바늘 술 (dotbaneul sul))
   (MC reading: 鉥)

5. 絉: thread

   (eumhun reading: 끈 술 (kkeun sul))
   (MC reading: 絉)