세탁

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 洗濯.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)tʰa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?setak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?setag
    McCune–Reischauer?set'ak
    Yale Romanization?sēy.thak

    Noun

    Derived verbs
    Active 세탁하다
    Passive 세탁되다

    세탁 • (setak) (hanja 洗濯)

    1. doing laundry
      Synonym: 빨래 (ppallae)

    Derived terms