쇠기름

Korean

Etymology

From 쇠 (soe-, “cow”, prefix) +‎ 기름 (gireum, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰwe̞(ː)ɡiɾɯm] ~ [ˈsʰø̞(ː)ɡiɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [쉐(ː)기름/쇠(ː)기름]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soegireum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soegileum
McCune–Reischauer?	soegirŭm
Yale Romanization?	sōykilum

Noun

쇠기름 • (soegireum)

1. beef oil

Synonyms

• 소기름 (sogireum)