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Alternative spelling
酸ゆい

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すゆい (suyui-i (adverbial すゆく (suyuku))

  1. (dialect) sour
    Synonym: (standard Japanese) すっぱい (suppai)
    • [before 1932, 医學語彙[1] (overall work in Korean):
      싀다 スユイ酸水
      suida suyui u sansu]
    • 1930, 雨森芳洲 (Amenomori Hōshū), “飲食”, in 交隣須知 (Kōrin suchi)[2], 小倉文庫 edition, volume 2:
      葅 ツケモノ(キミスイ)ハ味ガスユウアル
      sho tsukemono (kimisui) wa aji ga suyuu aru
      Pickles: pickles (kimchi) are sour.
      葅 팀ᄎᆡᄂᆞᆫ 마시 싀금〻〻ᄒᆞᄂᆞ니 (original Korean)

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