소

소 U+C18C, 소
HANGUL SYLLABLE SO
Composition:ㅅ + ㅗ
← 솋
[U+C18B] 		Hangul Syllables 속 →
[U+C18D]
소속솎솏손솑솒
솓솔솕솖솗솘솙
솚솛솜솝솞솟솠
송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←→ 솨
See also: -소

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 燒 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 쇼〮 (Yale: sywó). Possibly related to Goguryeo *首 (*siu), appearing in place name glosses of the Samguk Sagi as an equivalent to Chinese 牛 (“bovine”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?so
McCune–Reischauer?so
Yale Romanization?so

Noun

소 • (so)

  1. cow; bull; ox; cattle
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?so
McCune–Reischauer?so
Yale Romanization?sō

Noun

소 • (so) (hanja 小)

  1. small (in terms of size or scale)
    Coordinate terms: 중(中) (jung, “medium; middle”), 대(大) (dae, “large”)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 솧 (Yale: swoh).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?so
McCune–Reischauer?so
Yale Romanization?so

Noun

소 • (so)

  1. stuffing, filling (in rice cakes, dumplings, etc.)
Derived terms
  • 만두소 (manduso)
  • 연밥소 (yeonbapso, “lotus seed paste”)
  • 팥소 (patso, “red bean paste”)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

소 • (so)

More information
  1. 少: (to be) little; (to be) few
    (eumhun reading: 적을 소 (jeogeul so))
    (MC reading: 少 (MC syewX|syewH))
  2. 所: place
    (eumhun reading: 바 소 (ba so))
    (MC reading: 所 (MC srjoX))
  3. 消: disappear; extinguish
    (eumhun reading: 사라질 소 (sarajil so))
    (MC reading: 消 (MC sjew))
  4. 素: plain; white
    (eumhun reading: 흴 소 (huil so))
    (MC reading: 素 (MC suH))
  5. 笑: laugh
    (eumhun reading: 웃을 소 (useul so))
    (MC reading: 笑 (MC sjewH))
  6. 召:
    (MC reading: 召 (MC drjewH|dzyewH))
  7. 昭:
    (MC reading: 昭 (MC tsyew))
  8. 蘇:
    (MC reading: 蘇 (MC su))
  9. 騷:
    (MC reading: 騷 (MC saw))
  10. 燒: burn; fire
    (eumhun reading: 불사를 소 (bulsareul so))
    (MC reading: 燒 (MC syew|syewH))
  11. 訴:
    (MC reading: 訴 (MC suH))
  12. 掃: sweep
    (eumhun reading: 쓸 소 (sseul so))
    (MC reading: 掃 (MC sawX|sawH))
  13. 疏:
    (MC reading: 疏 (MC srjo|srjoH))
  14. 蔬:
    (MC reading: 蔬 (MC srjo))
  15. 沼: swamp; pond
    (eumhun reading: 못 소 (mot so))
    (MC reading: 沼 (MC tsyewX))
  16. 炤:
    (MC reading: 炤 (MC tsyewH))
  17. 紹:
    (MC reading: 紹 (MC dzyewX))
  18. 邵:
    (MC reading: 邵 (MC dzyewH))
  19. 韶:
    (MC reading: 韶 (MC dzyew))
  20. 巢:
    (MC reading: 巢 (MC dzraew|dzraewH))
  21. 遡:
    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))
  22. 柖:
    (MC reading: 柖 (MC dzyew))
  23. 玿:
    (MC reading: 玿 (MC dzyew))
  24. 嘯:
    (MC reading: 嘯 (MC sewH))
  25. 塑:
    (MC reading: 塑 (MC suH))
  26. 宵: night
    (eumhun reading: 밤 소 (bam so))
    (MC reading: 宵 (MC sjew))
  27. 搔:
    (MC reading: 搔 (MC saw))
  28. 梳:
    (MC reading: 梳 (MC srjo))
  29. 瀟:
    (MC reading: 瀟)
  30. 瘙:
    (MC reading: 瘙 (MC sawH))
  31. 篠:
    (MC reading: 篠 (MC sewX))
  32. 簫:
    (MC reading: 簫 (MC sew))
  33. 蕭:
    (MC reading: 蕭 (MC sew))
  34. 逍: wander
    (eumhun reading: 거닐 소 (geonil so))
    (MC reading: 逍 (MC sjew))
  35. 銷:
    (MC reading: 銷 (MC sjew))
  36. 愫:
    (MC reading: 愫)
  37. 穌:
    (MC reading: 穌 (MC su))
  38. 卲:
    (MC reading: 卲 (MC dzyewH))
  39. 霄:
    (MC reading: 霄 (MC sjew))
  40. 劭:
    (MC reading: 劭 (MC dzyewH))
  41. 䘘:
    (MC reading: 䘘)
  42. 璅:
    (MC reading: 璅 (MC tsawX))
  43. 傃:
    (MC reading: 傃 (MC suH))
  44. 䴛:
    (MC reading: 䴛 (MC sjew))
  45. 佋:
    (MC reading: 佋 (MC dzyew|dzyewX))
  46. 嗉:
    (MC reading: 嗉 (MC suH))
  47. 埽:
    (MC reading: 埽 (MC sawX|sawH))
  48. 塐:
    (MC reading: 塐 (MC suH))
  49. 愬:
    (MC reading: 愬 (MC suH|sreak))
  50. 捎:
    (MC reading: 捎 (MC sjew|sraew))
  51. 樔:
    (MC reading: 樔 (MC dzraew))
  52. 泝:
    (MC reading: 泝 (MC suH))
  53. 筱:
    (MC reading: 筱 (MC sewX))
  54. 箾:
    (MC reading: 箾 (MC sew|sraewk))
  55. 繅:
    (MC reading: 繅 (MC tsawX))
  56. 翛:
    (MC reading: 翛 (MC sew|syuwk))
  57. 膆:
    (MC reading: 膆 (MC suH))
  58. 艘:
    (MC reading: 艘 (MC sew))
  59. 蛸:
    (MC reading: 蛸 (MC sjew|sraew))
  60. 酥:
    (MC reading: 酥 (MC su))
  61. 魈:
    (MC reading: 魈 (MC sjew))
  62. 鮹:
    (MC reading: 鮹 (MC sjew|sraew))
  63. 疎: alternative form of 疏
    (MC reading: 疎)
  64. 甦: alternative form of 穌
    (MC reading: 甦 (MC su))
  65. 䨭: alternative form of 霄
    (MC reading: 䨭)
  66. 遡: alternative form of 溯
    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))
  67. 咲: alternative form of 笑
    (MC reading: 咲)
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