-실

Korean

Etymology 1

From 실(室) (sil, “room”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [실]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sil
McCune–Reischauer?	sil
Yale Romanization?	sil

Suffix

실 • (-sil) (hanja 室)

1. room

   ‎연구(硏究) (yeon'gu, “study, research”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎연구실(硏究室) (yeon'gusil, “research lab; study room”)

   ‎탈의(脫衣) (tarui, “undressing”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎탈의실(脫衣室) (taruisil, “fitting room”)

2. work division, section, department

   ‎기획(企劃) (gihoek, “planning”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎기획실(企劃室) (gihoeksil, “planning section”)

Derived terms

Korean terms suffixed with -실 (室)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [실]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sil
McCune–Reischauer?	sil
Yale Romanization?	sil

Suffix

실 • (-sil)

1. (after what it is characteristic of) neighborhood, community, village

   ‎밤 (bam, “chestnut”) + ‎실 (-sil) → ‎밤실 (bamsil, “so-called Chestnut Village”, certain village known for chestnuts)