식혜

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 食醯, from 食 (“food”) + 醯 (“vinegar, ferment”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰicçe̞] ~ [ɕʰikʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [시켸/시케]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sikhye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sighye
McCune–Reischauer?	sikhye
Yale Romanization?	sik.hyey

Noun

식혜 • (sikhye) (hanja 食醯)

1. sikhye (a sweet dessert beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts)

See also

• 감주 (gamju)