설탕

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雪糖, from 雪 (“snow”) + 糖 (“sugar”)

and

Sino-Korean word from 屑 (“bits, fragments”) + 糖 (“sugar”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭtʰa̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [설탕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seoltang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seoltang
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏlt'ang
Yale Romanization^?	sel.thang

Noun

설탕 • (seoltang) (hanja 雪糖)

sugar

Synonyms

사탕 (satang)

Related terms

설 (雪, seol, “snow”)
설 (屑, seol, “fragment”)
사 (砂, sa, “sand”)
당 (糖, dang, “saccharide, sugars”)

See also

자갈 (jagal): "gravel, pebble"
가루 (garu): "powder, grits, grist"
꿀 (kkul): honey
엿 (yeot): maltose, malt sugar
밀 (蜜, mil): honey

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