물질

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 物質, from 物 (“thing”) + 質 (“basis”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muʎt͡ɕ͈iɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [물찔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muljil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muljil
McCune–Reischauer?	mulchil
Yale Romanization?	mulqcil

Noun

물질 • (muljil) (hanja 物質)

1. a substance; a material
2. wealth; property
3. material; matter

   독성이 있는 요소나 물질.

   dokseong'i inneun yosona muljil.

   A poisonous element or substance.

Derived terms

• 물질적 (muljiljeok, “of or pertaining to a substance”)

References

• National Institute of Korean Language; [1](CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

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