세탁

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洗濯.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)tʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)탁]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	setak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	setag
McCune–Reischauer?	set'ak
Yale Romanization?	sēy.thak

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	세탁하다
Passive	세탁되다

세탁 • (setak) (hanja 洗濯)

1. doing laundry

   Synonym: 빨래 (ppallae)

Derived terms

• 세탁감 (setakgam)
• 세탁기(洗濯機) (setakgi)
• 세탁물(洗濯物) (setangmul)
• 세탁소(洗濯所) (setakso)
• 세탁실(洗濯室) (setaksil)
• 세탁제(洗濯劑) (setakje)