퇴비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 堆肥, from 堆 (“to pile up”) + 肥 (“fertiliser”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰwe̞bi] ~ [tʰø̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [퉤비/퇴비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	toebi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	toebi
McCune–Reischauer?	t'oebi
Yale Romanization?	thoypi

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	퇴비하다

퇴비 • (toebi) (hanja 堆肥)

1. compost

   그 시설은 단지 8주만에 음식물 쓰레기를, 가정용 및 농업용으로 적합한 풍부하고 깨끗한 퇴비로 만들 것입니다.

   Geu siseor-eun danji pal-ju-man-e eumsingmul sseuregi-reul, gajeong'yong mit nong'eobyong-euro jeokhap-han pungbu-hago kkaekkeut-han toebi-ro mandeul geos-imnida.

   [The] facility […] in just eight weeks, turns [the food waste] into a rich, clean compost suitable for home and agricultural use.

   2017, University of Cambridge > news > Town and gown working together to make Open Cambridge 2017 the biggest yet(The original sentence in English) (CC BY 4.0)