Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 시르 (Yale: silu).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silu
McCune–Reischauer?siru
Yale Romanization?silwu

Noun

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시루 (siru)

  1. steamer (used to cook rice)