소금

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested as Late Old Korean 蘇甘 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 소곰 (Yale: swòkwòm).

Alternative forms

  • 소곰 (sogom) — southern Gyeongsang

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogeum
McCune–Reischauer?sogŭm
Yale Romanization?sokum
  • Homophone: 속음 (sogeum)
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 소금의 / 소금에 / 소금까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

소금 • (sogeum)

  1. salt
    한 줌의 소금 ― han jum-ui sogeum ― a pinch of salt
    소금물 ― sogeum-mul ― saltwater
    소금을 많이 넣으면 음식이 짜다.
    Sogeum-eul mani neo'eumyeon eumsig-i jjada.
    If you put in a lot of salt, the food is salty.

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小笒.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

소금 • (sogeum) (hanja 小笒)

  1. (music) sogeum (bamboo flute)
  • 대금 (大笒, daegeum)
  • 중금 (中琴, junggeum)
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