수염

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鬚髥

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰujʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [수염]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	suyeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	suyeom
McCune–Reischauer?	suyŏm
Yale Romanization?	swu.yem

Noun

수염 • (suyeom) (hanja 鬚髥)

1. (facial hair) mustache, beard, whiskers
2. awn

Synonyms

• 거웃 (geout): pubes, (obsolete) facial hair

Derived terms

• 콧수염 (kotsuyeom): mustache
• 턱수염 (teoksuyeom): beard
• 염소수염 (yeomsosuyeom): goatee

Related terms

• 구레나룻 (gurenarut): whiskers

See also

• 눈썹 (nunsseop): eyebrows
• 두발 (dubal)
• 머리카락 (meorikarak): hair (on the head)
• 머리털 (meoriteol): hair (on the head)