흙

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞᆰ (Yale: holk).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [흑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heulg
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭk
Yale Romanization?	hulk

Noun

흙 • (heuk)

1. earth, soil, dirt, ground
   • 음, 달걀 껍데기를 흙에 넣어두는 것이 한가지 쉬운 방법이지.

     eum, dalgyal kkeopdegireul heulge neo'eoduneun geosi han'gaji swiun bangbeobiji.

     Well, putting an egg shell in the soil is one easy way.