수건

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 手巾 (“towel”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɡʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)건]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sugeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sugeon
    McCune–Reischauer?sugŏn
    Yale Romanization?swūken

    South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수건의 / 수건에 / 수건까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

    Noun

    수건 • (sugeon) (hanja 手巾)

    1. towel
      Synonym: 타월 (tawol)
      • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 281:
        마른 수건 없니?
        mareun sugeon eomni?
        Don't you have a dry towel? (informal non-polite speech style)
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