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Etymology edit

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 소곰 (Yale: swòkwòm).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sogeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sogeum
McCune–Reischauer?sogŭm
Yale Romanization?sokum
  • Homophone: 속음 (sogeum)
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 소에 / 소금

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun edit

소금 (sogeum)

  1. salt
    소금han jum-ui sogeuma pinch of salt
    소금sogeum-mulsaltwater
    소금 많이 넣으면 음식 짜다.
    Sogeum-eul mani neo'eumyeon eumsig-i jjada.
    If you put in a lot of salt, the food is salty.

Alternative forms edit

  • 소곰 (sogom)southern Gyeongsang

See also edit