신맛

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 신 (sin, “sour”) +‎ 맛 (mat, “taste”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰinma̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [신맏]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sinmat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sinmas
McCune–Reischauer?	sinmat
Yale Romanization?	sinmas

Noun

신맛 • (sinmat)

1. sourness, sour taste

   Synonym: 산미 (sanmi)

2. (in compounds) acetic, acerbic

   레몬은 신맛을 지닌다.

   Remon-eun sinmas-eul jininda.

   Lemon has an acidic taste.

Related terms

• 단맛 (danmat)
• 짠맛 (jjanmat)
• 쓴맛 (sseunmat)
• 매운맛 (mae'unmat)
• 감칠맛 (gamchilmat)