석유

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 石油 (“oil, petroleum”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seogyu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seog'yu
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏgyu
    Yale Romanization?sek.yu
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 석유의 / 석유에 / 석유까지

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

    Noun

    석유 • (seogyu) (hanja 石油)

    1. oil, petroleum
      일상생활에서 쓰고, 보고, 만지는 물건 중에 석유가 안 들어간 제품은 거의 없다.
      Ilsangsaenghwar-eseo sseugo, bogo, manjineun mulgeon jun-g'e seogyu-ga an deureogan jepum-eun geoui eopda.
      Few of the items you use, watch, or touch in your daily life are without petroleum.
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