숟가락

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 술 (sul, “spoon”) ‎ 가락 (garak, “rod”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰut̚k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [숟까락]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sutgarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sudgalag
McCune–Reischauer?	sutkarak
Yale Romanization?	swutkalak

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 숟가락의 / 숟가락에 / 숟가락까지

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

Noun

숟가락 • (sutgarak)

1. spoon (eating utensil)

Synonyms

• 스푼 (seupun)

Related terms

• 숟갈 (sutgal) (short form)
• 술 (sul, “a scoop”)
• 수저 (sujeo, “spoon and chopsticks”)