소라

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”) + 螺 (“aquatic snail”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɾa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [소라]

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

Noun

소라 • (sora) (hanja 小螺)

1. The horned turban (Turbo cornutus), an edible sea snail.

Derived terms

• 소라게 (sorage, “hermit crab”)