술고래

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 술 (sul, “alcohol”) +‎ 고래 (gorae, “whale, drinker”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰuɭɡo̞ɾɛ] ~ [sʰuɭɡo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [술고래/술고레]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sulgorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sulgolae
McCune–Reischauer?sulgorae
Yale Romanization?swul.kolay

Noun

술고래 • (sulgorae)

  1. a strong drinker; drunk; drunkard
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