숯

Korean

수숙숚숛순숝숞 숟술숡숢숣숤숥 숦숧숨숩숪숫숬 숭숮숯숰숱숲숳
쇼 ←	→ 숴

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 수ᇧ (Yale: swusk).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰut̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [숟]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	such
McCune–Reischauer?	sut
Yale Romanization?	swuch

Noun

숯 • (sut)

1. charcoal

   숯(불)을 피우다

   sut(bul)eul piuda

   to make charcoal fire

   숯을 굽다 ― sucheul gupda ― to burn or make charcoal

Synonyms

• 목탄 (木炭, moktan)
• 신탄 (薪炭, sintan, “firewood and charcoal”)

Derived terms

• 숯가루 (sutgaru, “charcoal powder, carbon black”)
• 숯가마 (sutgama, “charcoal kiln”)
• 숯검정 (sutgeomjeong, “soot”)
• 숯내 (sunnae, “smell of charcoal on fire”)
• 숯덩이 (sutdeong'i, “charcoal lump”)
• 숯머리 (sunmeori, “headache caused by smelling burning charcoal”)
• 숯불 (sutbul, “charcoal fire”)

Related terms

• 장작 (長斫, jangjak, “firewood”)

See also

• 땔나무 (ttaellamu, “firewood”)
• 땔감 (ttaelgam, “things to keep the fire burning”)
• 연료 (燃料, yeollyo, “fuel”)