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U+C465, 쑥
HANGUL SYLLABLE SSUG
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[U+C464]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C466]




쑈 ←→ 쒀

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Of native Korean origin. Perhaps related to (sok, inside).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssug
McCune–Reischauer?ssuk
Yale Romanization?sswuk

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form (ssuk)
Yang-form (ssok)

(ssuk)

  1. entering or protruding deeply (either towards or away from the speaker)
    동전 여기 빠졌어.
    Dongjeon-i yeogi ssuk ppajeosseo.
    The coin dropped deep inside here.
    조각상 이렇게 튀어나왔네?
    I jogaksang-eun ko-ga ireoke ssuk twieonawanne?
    This statue has a big protruding nose!
  2. while draining or removing in large quantities (both physical and metaphorical)
    빠지다
    mur-i ssuk ppajida
    for water to be drained in large quantities
    빠지다
    sar-i ssuk ppajida
    to lose a lot of weight
  3. while being excluded
  4. fashionably
  5. while interrupting suddenly or impudently; while appearing suddenly
  6. while suddenly ascending or descending

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄡᅮᆨ〮 (Yale: pswúk).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssug
McCune–Reischauer?ssuk
Yale Romanization?sswuk
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable.

Noun

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(ssuk)

  1. mugwort, moxa; various plants of the Artemisia genus
  2. Artemisia princeps
Derived terms
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  • 쑥갓 (ssukgat, “crown daisy”)
  • 향쑥 (hyangssuk, “wormwood”)