세탁소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洗濯所, from 洗濯 (“washing”) + 所 (“place”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	setakso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	setagso
McCune–Reischauer?	set'akso
Yale Romanization?	sēy.thak.so

Noun

세탁소 • (setakso) (hanja 洗濯所)

1. laundry; dry cleaner