송곳

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hyang'yak chaejip wollyeong (鄕藥採集月令 / 향약채집월령), 1431, as Middle Korean 所乙串 (Yale: *swolkwos).[1]

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 솔〯옷〮 (Yale: swǒlGwós), from *솔〯— (Yale: *swǒl-, “narrow”, whence modern 솔다 (solda)) + 곳〮 (Yale: kwós, “skewer”).[1]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “swolGwos is obviously not the direct ancestor; we would expect 소롯.”)

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

Noun

송곳 • (songgot)

  1. awl, gimlet

Derived terms
  • 송곳날 (songgonnal)
  • 송곳눈 (songgonnun)
  • 송곳니 (songgonni)

References
  1. Lee, Ki-Moon; Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148
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