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엿 meaning and pronunciation

yeot · yeot

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Entry 1

NIKL target code 67662
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 엳, 여시, 엳또, 연만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    밥을 엿기름으로 발효시켜 물처럼 될 때까지 약한 불로 끓인 뒤 졸여서 만든 달고 끈적끈적한 음식.

    English: yeot — A sticky sweet that is made by fermenting steamed rice with malt, heating the fermented rice at a low temperature until it becomes liquid and then reducing it to make it sticky.

    Examples

    • 엿 한 가락.
    • 엿 한 타래.
    • 엿을 고다.
    • 엿을 만들다.
    • 엿을 먹다.
    • 엿을 붙이다.
Categories
식생활 > 음식

Entry 2

NIKL target code 67663
Part of speech: 관형사Pronunciation: 엳Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    여섯의.

    English: six — Being the number six.

    Examples

    • 금 엿 돈.
    • 보리 엿 말.
    • 쌀 엿 섬.
    • 엽전 엿 냥.
    • 콩 엿 되.
    • 우리 집에서는 쌀 한 말에 보리쌀 엿 되를 섞어 밥을 짓는다.
Categories
개념 > 수

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