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U+C18C, 소
HANGUL SYLLABLE SO
Composition: +

[U+C18B]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C18D]




셰 ← → 솨
See also: -소

Korean[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 쇼〮 (Yale: sywó). Possibly related to Goguryeo *首 (*siu), appearing in place name glosses of the Samguk Sagi as an equivalent to Chinese (bovine).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(so)

  1. cow; bull; ox; cattle
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Korean word from (small).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(so) (hanja )

  1. small (in terms of size or scale)
    Coordinate terms: 중(中) (jung, medium; middle), 대(大) (dae, large)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean  (Yale: swoh).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

(so)

  1. stuffing, filling (in rice cakes, dumplings, etc.)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 4[edit]

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable[edit]

(so)

Extended content
  1. : (to be) little; (to be) few
    (eumhun reading: 적을 (jeogeul so))
    (MC reading: (MC syewX|syewH))
  2. : place
    (eumhun reading: (ba so))
    (MC reading: (MC srjoX))
  3. : disappear; extinguish
    (eumhun reading: 사라질 (sarajil so))
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  4. : plain; white
    (eumhun reading: (huil so))
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  5. : laugh
    (eumhun reading: 웃을 (useul so))
    (MC reading: (MC sjewH))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC drjewH|dzyewH))
  7. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsyew))
  8. :
    (MC reading: (MC su))
  9. :
    (MC reading: (MC saw))
  10. : burn; fire
    (eumhun reading: 불사를 (bulsareul so))
    (MC reading: (MC syew|syewH))
  11. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  12. : sweep
    (eumhun reading: (sseul so))
    (MC reading: (MC sawX|sawH))
  13. :
    (MC reading: (MC srjo|srjoH))
  14. :
    (MC reading: (MC srjo))
  15. : swamp; pond
    (eumhun reading: (mot so))
    (MC reading: (MC tsyewX))
  16. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsyewH))
  17. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyewX))
  18. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyewH))
  19. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyew))
  20. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzraew|dzraewH))
  21. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  22. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyew))
  23. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyew))
  24. :
    (MC reading: (MC sewH))
  25. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  26. : night
    (eumhun reading: (bam so))
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  27. :
    (MC reading: (MC saw))
  28. :
    (MC reading: (MC srjo))
  29. :
    (MC reading: )
  30. :
    (MC reading: (MC sawH))
  31. :
    (MC reading: (MC sewX))
  32. :
    (MC reading: (MC sew))
  33. :
    (MC reading: (MC sew))
  34. : wander
    (eumhun reading: 거닐 (geonil so))
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  35. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  36. :
    (MC reading: )
  37. :
    (MC reading: (MC su))
  38. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyewH))
  39. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  40. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyewH))
  41. :
    (MC reading: )
  42. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsawX))
  43. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  44. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  45. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzyew|dzyewX))
  46. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  47. :
    (MC reading: (MC sawX|sawH))
  48. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  49. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH|sreak))
  50. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew|sraew))
  51. :
    (MC reading: (MC dzraew))
  52. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  53. :
    (MC reading: (MC sewX))
  54. :
    (MC reading: (MC sew|sraewk))
  55. :
    (MC reading: (MC tsawX))
  56. :
    (MC reading: (MC sew|syuwk))
  57. :
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  58. :
    (MC reading: (MC sew))
  59. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew|sraew))
  60. :
    (MC reading: (MC su))
  61. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew))
  62. :
    (MC reading: (MC sjew|sraew))
  63. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )
  64. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC su))
  65. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )
  66. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC suH))
  67. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: )