-실

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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From 실(室) (sil, room).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-sil) (hanja )

  1. room
    연구(硏究) (yeon'gu, study, research) + ‎ (-sil) → ‎연구실(硏究室) (yeon'gusil, research lab; study room)
    탈의(脫衣) (tarui, undressing) + ‎ (-sil) → ‎탈의실(脫衣室) (taruisil, fitting room)
  2. work division, section, department
    기획(企劃) (gihoek, planning) + ‎ (-sil) → ‎기획실(企劃室) (gihoeksil, planning section)
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

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(-sil)

  1. (after what it is characteristic of) neighborhood, community, village
    (bam, chestnut) + ‎ (-sil) → ‎밤실 (bamsil, so-called Chestnut Village, certain village known for chestnuts)