생석회

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 生石灰, from 生 (“raw”) + 石灰 (“lime”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹kʰwe̞] ~ [sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹kʰø̞] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹kʰwe̞] ~ [sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹kʰø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [생서퀘/생서쾨/셍서퀘/셍서쾨]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?saengseokhoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?saengseoghoe
    McCune–Reischauer?saengsŏkhoe
    Yale Romanization?sayngsek.hoy

    Noun

    생석회 • (saengseokhoe) (hanja 生石灰)

    1. quicklime
      Synonym: 산화 칼슘 (sanhwa kalsyum)
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