썩

썩	U+C369, 썩 HANGUL SYLLABLE SSEOG

Composition:	ㅆ + ㅓ + ㄱ
Dubeolsik input:	T-j-r

← 써
[U+C368]

Hangul Syllables

썪 →
[U+C36A]

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [s͈ʌ̹k̚]
Phonetic hangeul: [썩]

Revised Romanization^?	sseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sseog
McCune–Reischauer^?	ssŏk
Yale Romanization^?	ssek

Etymology 1

Intensive form of 석 (seok).

Ideophone

썩 • (sseok)

(of paper, etc.) while cutting in one quite powerful stroke
(by extension) while quite forcefully pushing, while quite forcefully extending (a line on paper, etc.)
exceedingly
기분이 썩 좋지는 않아.
Gibuni sseok jochineun ana.
I don't feel that great.
swiftly, with haste
이 잔 부순 사람 썩 안 나와?
I jan busun saram sseok an nawa?
Whoever broke this cup, come out now!

Usage notes

썩 (sseok) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 싹 (ssak).

In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.

썩 (sseok) is the intensive consonant form of 석 (seok).

In many Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with consonants which are aspirated or tensed are intensive; they emphasize the degree to which the description is true.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia.

Ideophone

썩 • (sseok)

(onomatopoeia) while crunching and eating (a fruit, etc.)