소유

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 所有, from 所 (“thing”) + 有 (“existence”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    소유 • (soyu) (hanja 所有)

    1. possession (ownership of something)
    2. a possession or possessions
      Antonym: 무소유(無所有) (musoyu)
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