석유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 石油 (“oil, petroleum”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɡju]
• Phonetic hangul: [서규]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seogyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seog'yu
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏgyu
Yale Romanization?	sek.yu

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 석유의 / 석유에 / 석유까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

석유 • (seogyu) (hanja 石油)

1. oil, petroleum

   일상생활에서 쓰고, 보고, 만지는 물건 중에 석유가 안 들어간 제품은 거의 없다.

   Ilsangsaenghwar-eseo sseugo, bogo, manjineun mulgeon jung-e seogyu-ga an deureogan jepum-eun geoui eopda.

   Few of the items you use, watch, or touch in your daily life are without petroleum.