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소금

소금

Korean

Noun

소금 • ‎(sogeum)

  1. salt; table salt; sodium chloride
    한 줌의 소금‎ ― han jumui sogeum ― a pinch of salt

Etymology

First attested in the Wongakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 /원각경언해), 1465, as 소곰 (Yale: swokwom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʰo̞ɡɯm/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 소금
Romanizations
Revised transcription sogeum
Revised transliteration sogeum
McCune–Reischauer sogŭm
Yale sokum

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