소

소 U+C18C, 소 HANGUL SYLLABLE SO Composition: ㅅ + ㅗ ← 솋 [U+C18B] Hangul Syllables 속 → [U+C18D]

소속솎솏손솑솒 솓솔솕솖솗솘솙 솚솛솜솝솞솟솠 송솢솣솤솥솦솧
셰 ←	→ 솨

See also: -소

Korean

Etymology 1

소

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 쇼〮 (Yale: sywó). Possibly related to Goguryeo *首 (*siu), appearing in place name glosses of the Samguk Sagi as an equivalent to Chinese 牛 (“bovine”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	so
McCune–Reischauer?	so
Yale Romanization?	so

Noun

소 • (so)

1. cow; bull; ox; cattle

Derived terms

• 마소 (maso)
• 소고기 (sogogi)
• 송아지 (song'aji)
• 수소 (suso)
• 암소 (amso)
• 젖소 (jeotso)
• 코뿔소 (koppulso)
• 황소 (hwangso)

Related terms

• 쇠 (soe-)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小 (“small”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	so
McCune–Reischauer?	so
Yale Romanization?	sō

Noun

소 • (so) (hanja 小)

1. small (in terms of size or scale)

   Coordinate terms: 중(中) (jung, “medium; middle”), 대(大) (dae, “large”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 小 for Sino-Korean compounds of 소 (小, so).

Etymology 3

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 솧 (Yale: swoh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [소]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	so
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	so
McCune–Reischauer?	so
Yale Romanization?	so

Noun

소 • (so)

1. stuffing, filling (in rice cakes, dumplings, etc.)

Derived terms

• 만두소 (manduso)
• 연밥소 (yeonbapso, “lotus seed paste”)
• 팥소 (patso, “red bean paste”)

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

소 • (so)

More information

1. 少: (to be) little; (to be) few

   (eumhun reading: 적을 소 (jeogeul so))
   (MC reading: 少 (MC syewX|syewH))

2. 所: place

   (eumhun reading: 바 소 (ba so))
   (MC reading: 所 (MC srjoX))

3. 消: disappear; extinguish

   (eumhun reading: 사라질 소 (sarajil so))
   (MC reading: 消 (MC sjew))

4. 素: plain; white

   (eumhun reading: 흴 소 (huil so))
   (MC reading: 素 (MC suH))

5. 笑: laugh

   (eumhun reading: 웃을 소 (useul so))
   (MC reading: 笑 (MC sjewH))

6. 召:

   (MC reading: 召 (MC drjewH|dzyewH))

7. 昭:

   (MC reading: 昭 (MC tsyew))

8. 蘇:

   (MC reading: 蘇 (MC su))

9. 騷:

   (MC reading: 騷 (MC saw))

10. 燒: burn; fire

    (eumhun reading: 불사를 소 (bulsareul so))
    (MC reading: 燒 (MC syew|syewH))

11. 訴:

    (MC reading: 訴 (MC suH))

12. 掃: sweep

    (eumhun reading: 쓸 소 (sseul so))
    (MC reading: 掃 (MC sawX|sawH))

13. 疏:

    (MC reading: 疏 (MC srjo|srjoH))

14. 蔬:

    (MC reading: 蔬 (MC srjo))

15. 沼: swamp; pond

    (eumhun reading: 못 소 (mot so))
    (MC reading: 沼 (MC tsyewX))

16. 炤:

    (MC reading: 炤 (MC tsyewH))

17. 紹:

    (MC reading: 紹 (MC dzyewX))

18. 邵:

    (MC reading: 邵 (MC dzyewH))

19. 韶:

    (MC reading: 韶 (MC dzyew))

20. 巢:

    (MC reading: 巢 (MC dzraew|dzraewH))

21. 遡:

    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))

22. 柖:

    (MC reading: 柖 (MC dzyew))

23. 玿:

    (MC reading: 玿 (MC dzyew))

24. 嘯:

    (MC reading: 嘯 (MC sewH))

25. 塑:

    (MC reading: 塑 (MC suH))

26. 宵: night

    (eumhun reading: 밤 소 (bam so))
    (MC reading: 宵 (MC sjew))

27. 搔:

    (MC reading: 搔 (MC saw))

28. 梳:

    (MC reading: 梳 (MC srjo))

29. 瀟:

    (MC reading: 瀟)

30. 瘙:

    (MC reading: 瘙 (MC sawH))

31. 篠:

    (MC reading: 篠 (MC sewX))

32. 簫:

    (MC reading: 簫 (MC sew))

33. 蕭:

    (MC reading: 蕭 (MC sew))

34. 逍: wander

    (eumhun reading: 거닐 소 (geonil so))
    (MC reading: 逍 (MC sjew))

35. 銷:

    (MC reading: 銷 (MC sjew))

36. 愫:

    (MC reading: 愫)

37. 穌:

    (MC reading: 穌 (MC su))

38. 卲:

    (MC reading: 卲 (MC dzyewH))

39. 霄:

    (MC reading: 霄 (MC sjew))

40. 劭:

    (MC reading: 劭 (MC dzyewH))

41. 䘘:

    (MC reading: 䘘)

42. 璅:

    (MC reading: 璅 (MC tsawX))

43. 傃:

    (MC reading: 傃 (MC suH))

44. 䴛:

    (MC reading: 䴛 (MC sjew))

45. 佋:

    (MC reading: 佋 (MC dzyew|dzyewX))

46. 嗉:

    (MC reading: 嗉 (MC suH))

47. 埽:

    (MC reading: 埽 (MC sawX|sawH))

48. 塐:

    (MC reading: 塐 (MC suH))

49. 愬:

    (MC reading: 愬 (MC suH|sreak))

50. 捎:

    (MC reading: 捎 (MC sjew|sraew))

51. 樔:

    (MC reading: 樔 (MC dzraew))

52. 泝:

    (MC reading: 泝 (MC suH))

53. 筱:

    (MC reading: 筱 (MC sewX))

54. 箾:

    (MC reading: 箾 (MC sew|sraewk))

55. 繅:

    (MC reading: 繅 (MC tsawX))

56. 翛:

    (MC reading: 翛 (MC sew|syuwk))

57. 膆:

    (MC reading: 膆 (MC suH))

58. 艘:

    (MC reading: 艘 (MC sew))

59. 蛸:

    (MC reading: 蛸 (MC sjew|sraew))

60. 酥:

    (MC reading: 酥 (MC su))

61. 魈:

    (MC reading: 魈 (MC sjew))

62. 鮹:

    (MC reading: 鮹 (MC sjew|sraew))

63. 疎: Alternative form of 疏

    (MC reading: 疎)

64. 甦: Alternative form of 穌

    (MC reading: 甦 (MC su))

65. 䨭: Alternative form of 霄

    (MC reading: 䨭)

66. 遡: Alternative form of 溯

    (MC reading: 遡 (MC suH))

67. 咲: Alternative form of 笑

    (MC reading: 咲)