수레

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 술위〮 (Yale: swùlGwúy). From Old Korean 車衣 (*SWULKuy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [수레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sure
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sule
McCune–Reischauer?	sure
Yale Romanization?	swuley

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수레의 / 수레에 / 수레까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

수레 • (sure)

1. cart, carriage, wheelbarrow

Derived terms

• 손수레 (sonsure, “handcart, wheelbarrow”)
• 수레바퀴 (surebakwi, “cartwheel”)