서캐

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Mulmyeonggo (물명고 / 物名考), 1824, as Early Modern Korean 셕하 (Yale: syek.ha).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹kʰɛ] ~ [sʰʌ̹kʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seokae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seokae
McCune–Reischauer?sŏk'ae
Yale Romanization?se.khay

Noun

서캐 • (seokae)

  1. a nit

See also

  • 기슬 (蟣虱, giseul)