수건

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ɡʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)건]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sugeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sugeon
McCune–Reischauer^?	sugŏn
Yale Romanization^?	swūken

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수건의 / 수건에 / 수건까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun edit

수건 • (sugeon) (hanja 手巾)

towel
Synonym: 타월 (tawol)
- 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 281:
  마른 수건 없 니?
  Mareun sugeon eomni?
  Don't you have a dry towel? (informal non-polite speech style)