소리

Cognate with Korean 소리 (sori).

• IPA^(key): /so̞ɾi/

소리 (sori)

1. sound
2. song

   Synonym: 놀래 (nollae)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 소리〮 (Yale: swòlí). Also appears as Middle Korean 소ᄅᆡ〮 (swòlóy).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɾi]

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• Phonetic hangul: [소리]

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 소리의 / 소리에 / 소리까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

소리 • (sori)

1. sound

   Synonym: (more formal) 음(音) (eum)

   음악 소리 ― eumak sori ― the sound of music

   • 2017, “경두 [gyeongdu]”, in 첫사랑 [cheotsarang], 문학동네 [munhakdongne], →ISBN, page 83:

     조는 척하고 있었지만 네가 그 자리에 있는 것처럼 가슴이 뛰었다. 그 고동 소리를 듣고 청년이 내게로 온다면 나는 나도 모르게 잘못했다고 빌 것 같았다.

     Joneun cheok-hago isseotjiman ne-ga geu jari-e inneun geot-cheoreom gaseum-i ttwieotda. Geu godong sori-reul deutgo cheongnyeon-i nae-ge-ro onda-myeon na-neun na-do moreuge jalmot-haetda-go bil geot gatatda.

     I was pretending to doze off, but my heart was beating as if you were there. If the young man came to me, having heard that sound of my heart pounding, I would have begged for forgiveness in spite of myself.

2. (especially in idiomatic expressions) voice

   Synonym: (more general) 목소리 (moksori)

   소리치다 ― sorichida ― to shout

3. (colloquial, especially derogatory) something said

   Synonym: 말 (mal)

   그딴 소리 그만해라. ― Geuttan sori geumanhaera. ― Stop saying rubbish like that.

   왜 자꾸 이상한 소리 해? ― Wae jakku isanghan sori hae? ― Why do you keep saying weird stuff?

4. rumour

   Synonym: 소문(所聞) (somun)

5. (archaic) song (mainly traditional songs)

   Synonym: (modern) 노래 (norae)