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그을음 meaning and pronunciation

geueuleum · soot; black dirt

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 33690
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 그으름Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    어떤 것이 불에 탈 때 연기에 섞여 나오는 검은 가루.

    English: soot; black dirt — Black dirt generated from smoke when something is burned.

    Examples

    • 그을음이 끼다.
    • 그을음이 나다.
    • 그을음이 생기다.
    • 그을음이 앉다.
    • 그을음을 내다.
    • 난로를 피우자 그을음이 까맣게 피어올랐다.

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