물질

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[muɭt͡ɕ͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[물찔]
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

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