공급

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 供給, from 供 (“contributing”) + 給 (“giving”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonggeup
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonggeub
McCune–Reischauer?	konggŭp
Yale Romanization?	kōngkup

Noun

공급 • (gonggeup) (hanja 供給)

1. supply

   그녀는 "중국은 세계 인구의 20퍼센트를 가진 나라로, 깨끗한 물은 세계의 7퍼센트 밖에는 가지지 못하여, 항상 깨끗한 물의 공급 문제를 안고 있다."고 말했다.

   geunyeoneun junggugeun segye in'guui 20peosenteureul gajin nararo, kkaekkeuthan mureun segyeui 7peosenteu bakkeneun gajiji mothayeo, hangsang kkaekkeuthan murui gonggeup munjereul an'go itda.go malhaetda.

   She said, “China has always had a freshwater supply problem with 20 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its freshwater.

Coordinate terms

• 수요 (suyo, “demand”)

Derived terms

• 공급되다 (gonggeupdoeda, “to be supplied”)
• 공급자 (gonggeupja, “supplier”)
• 공급하다 (gonggeuphada, “to supply”)