소고기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 소 (so, “cow”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “meat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɡo̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [소고기]

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

Noun

소고기 • (sogogi)

1. beef

   Synonym: 쇠고기 (soegogi)

Usage notes

• 소고기 (sogogi) is originally dialectal with 쇠고기 (soegogi) being the standard Seoul form, but nowadays the former is more common in Seoul as well.