쇠기름

Korean

Etymology

From 쇠- (soe-, cow, prefix) +‎ 기름 (gireum, oil).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰwe̞(ː)ɡiɾɯm] ~ [ˈsʰø̞(ː)ɡiɾɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soegireum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soegileum
McCune–Reischauer?soegirŭm
Yale Romanization?sōykilum

Noun

쇠기름 • (soegireum)

  1. beef oil

Synonyms

  • 소기름 (sogireum)