소맥

Korean

Etymology 1

Contraction of 소주 (soju, “soju”) and 맥주 (maekju, “beer”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈o̞mɛk̚] ~ [s͈o̞me̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [쏘맥/쏘멕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	somaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	somaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	ssomaek
Yale Romanization?	qsomayk

Noun

소맥 • (somaek) (hanja 燒麥)

1. somaek, beer mixed with soju

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小麥.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)mɛk̚] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)me̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)맥/소(ː)멕]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	somaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	somaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	somaek
Yale Romanization?	sōmayk

Noun

소맥 • (somaek) (hanja 小麥)

1. wheat