흙

흙

흙 U+D759, 흙 HANGUL SYLLABLE HEULG Composition: ㅎ + ㅡ + ㄺ Dubeolsik input: g-m-f-r ← 흘 [U+D758] Hangul Syllables 흚 → [U+D75A]

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞᆰ (holk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[xɯk̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[흑]

Revised Romanization? heuk Revised Romanization (translit.)? heulg McCune–Reischauer? hŭk Yale Romanization? hulk

Noun

흙 • (heuk)

1. earth, soil, dirt, ground
   • 음, 달걀 껍데기를 흙에 넣어두는 것이 한가지 쉬운 방법이지.

     Eum, dalgyal kkeopdegireul heulge neoeoduneun geosi han-gaji swiun bangbeobiji.

     Well, putting an egg shell in the soil is one easy way.