시골

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 스〮ᄀᆞᄫᆞᆯ (Yale: súkòWòl), a compound of 스〮 (Yale: sú, meaning unknown) + *고ᄫᆞᆶ (Yale: *kòWòlh, “town, district”) > modern 고을 (go'eul). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡo̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [시골]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sigol
McCune–Reischauer?	sigol
Yale Romanization?	sikol

Noun

시골 • (sigol)

1. countryside, the country

   Synonym: 촌(村) (chon)

   Antonym: 도시(都市) (dosi)