소화기

Korean

Etymology 1

소화기

Sino-Korean word from 消火器, from 消火 + 器.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞βwa̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [소화기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sohwagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sohwagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sohwagi
Yale Romanization?	sohwaki

Noun

소화기 • (sohwagi) (hanja 消火器)

1. (firefighting) fire extinguisher

Related terms

• 소화전 (sohwajeon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 消化器, from 消化 + 器.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞βwa̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [소화기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sohwagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sohwagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sohwagi
Yale Romanization?	sohwaki

Noun

소화기 • (sohwagi) (hanja 消化器)

1. Clipping of 소화기관 (sohwagigwan, “digestive organ”).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 小火器, from 小火 + 器.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sohwagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sohwagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sohwagi
Yale Romanization?	sōhwaki

Noun

소화기 • (sohwagi) (hanja 小火器)

1. (weaponry) small arms