술고래

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 술 (sul, “alcohol”) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale, drinker”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɭɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [sʰuɭɡo̞ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [술고래/술고레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sulgorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sulgolae
McCune–Reischauer?	sulgorae
Yale Romanization?	swul.kolay

Noun

술고래 • (sulgorae)

1. a strong drinker; drunk; drunkard