비누

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 비노 (Yale: pinwo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pinu]
• Phonetic hangul: [비누]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	binu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	binu
McCune–Reischauer?	pinu
Yale Romanization?	pinwu

Noun

비누 • (binu)

1. soap

   Synonym: 석감(石鹼) (seokgam)

   • 2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 23:

     이 비누는 순해요.

     I binuneun sunhaeyo.

     This soap is mild. (informal polite speech style)