쇠-

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰwe̞(ː)] ~ [sʰø̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soe
McCune–Reischauer?soe
Yale Romanization?sōy

Etymology 1

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From Middle Korean ᄉᆈ〯 (syǒy).

Prefix

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(soe-)

  1. Contraction of (so-ui, of a cow).
    (soe-, of a cow) + ‎고기 (gogi, meat) → ‎쇠고기 (soegogi, beef, literally meat of a cow)
Usage notes
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  • Nowadays, South Koreans tend to directly use (so, cow) attributively instead of (soe-), e.g. 소고기 (sogogi) and not prescriptive 쇠고기 (soegogi). Such usage was originally dialectal but has become increasingly popular.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Korean 쇠〮 (swóy).

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 쇠〮비름〮 (Yale: swóypìlúm), from 쇠〮 (swóy-, small) +‎ 비름〮 (pìlúm, amaranth).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

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(soe-)

  1. small (of certain animals or plants)
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