쓰레기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gyeongsinnok eonsok (敬信錄諺釋 / 경신록언석), 1796, as Early Modern Korean 쓸어기 (sseureogi). Perhaps related to Middle Korean ᄡᅳᆯ다 (Yale: psulta, “to sweep”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈ɯɾe̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [쓰레기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sseuregi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sseulegi
McCune–Reischauer?	ssŭregi
Yale Romanization?	ssuleyki

Noun

쓰레기 • (sseuregi)

1. trash, garbage

Derived terms

• 쓰레기장 (sseuregijang, “garbage dump; dumping ground”)
• 쓰레기통 (sseuregitong, “garbage can”)
• 허섭스레기 (heoseopseuregi, “odds and ends”)

See also

• 오물 (汚物, omul)