술

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 酥孛 (Yale: swùpùl).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 수을 (Yale: swùùl), presumably via unattested *수ᄫᅳᆯ (Yale: swùWùl).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɭ]

  • Audio:

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• Phonetic hangul: [술]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 술의 / 술에 / 술까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.

술 • (sul)

1. alcoholic beverage; liquor

• 酒 (ju), the hanja for "alcoholic beverage"

First attested as Late Old Korean 戌 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)^[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 술〮 (Yale: swúl).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɭ]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [술]

술 • (sul)

1. scoop; spoonful

   Synonyms: 수저 (sujeo), 숟가락 (sutgarak)

   두 술만 더 떠 주세요. ― Du sulman deo tteo juseyo. ― Can you give me two extra scoops?

술 • (sul)

1. (archaic or dialectal) spoon

Of native Korean origin.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰu(ː)ɭ]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [술(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

술 • (sul)

1. tassel or fringe (on flags, curtains, clothing, etc.)

• 술패랭이꽃 (sulpaeraeng'ikkot, “fringed pink”)

Sino-Korean word from 戌

술 • (sul)

1. the eleventh of the ten earthly branches

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

술 • (sul)

From Old Korean *술〮, seen as the Jilin leishi form 戌 (*swul).

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽súl⫽

술〮 (swúl)

1. spoon
   1. spoonful

• Korean: 술 (sul)
• ⇒ Korean: 숟가락 (sutgarak)

See main entry for more information.

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽sùl⫽

술 (swùl)

1. alternative form of 수을 (swùùl, “liquor”)

• Korean: 술 (sul)