noun

[U]

salt; a white crystalline substance used to season or preserve food, chemically sodium chloride.

sogeum

Pronunciation

Etymology

Native Korean word, attested in Middle Korean as forms such as 소곰 or 소금.

Examples

소금을 조금 넣으세요.

sogeumeul jogeum neoeuseyo

Please add a little salt.

이 국은 소금이 너무 많아요.

i gugeun sogeumi neomu manayo

This soup has too much salt.

배추를 소금에 절였어요.

baechureul sogeume jeoryeosseoyo

I salted the napa cabbage.

Character Breakdown

소

first syllable of the native Korean word 소금; no independent meaning here

금

geum

second syllable of the native Korean word 소금; no independent meaning here

Synonyms

식염

염

염화나트륨

Collocations

소금을 넣다

소금을 치다

소금에 절이다

굵은소금

고운소금

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