Korean

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Etymology

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소젖 (sojeot) +‎ 기름 (gireum). Attested in Horace Underwood's "Concise English-Korean Dictionary" as Early Modern Korean 소졎기름.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sojeotgireum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sojeojgileum
McCune–Reischauer?sojŏtkirŭm
Yale Romanization?soceckilum

Noun

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소젖기름 (sojeotgireum)

  1. (nativising coinage) Synonym of 버터 (beoteo, butter).

See also

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