숲

See also: 金

숲	U+C232, 숲 HANGUL SYLLABLE SUP

Composition:

ㅅ + ㅜ + ㅍ

← 숱
[U+C231]

Hangul Syllables

숳 →
[U+C233]

Korean

쇼 ←	→ 숴
수 숙 숚 숛 순 숝 숞 숟 술 숡 숢 숣 숤 숥 숦 숧 숨 숩 숪 숫 숬 숭 숮 숯 숰 숱숲숳

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 숲 (Yale: swuph). Also attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 숳 (Yale: swuh).

Abbreviation for 수풀 (supul).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰup̚]
Phonetic hangul: [숩]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sup
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sup
McCune–Reischauer^?	sup
Yale Romanization^?	swuph

Noun

숲 • (sup)

a forest or grove
단풍 이 들어 숲이 불타는 듯했다.
Danpung-i deureo sup-i bultaneun deuthaetda.
The woods were aflame with autumn colours.

Derived terms

대나무숲 (daenamusup, “bamboo grove”)
숲들쥐 (supdeuljwi, “northern red-backed vole”)
북(北)숲쥐 (buksupjwi, “wood mouse”)
숲비둘기 (supbidulgi, “wood pigeon”)
반점(斑點)숲비둘기 (banjeomsupbidulgi, “speckled wood pigeon”)
별숲 (byeolsup, “the night sky”)
솔숲 (solsup, “pine tree forest”)
나무숲 (namusup, “a thick forest”)
맹그로브 숲 (maenggeurobeu sup, “mangrove forest”)
빈숲 (binsup, “deciduous forest”)
숲지다 (supjida, “wooded, dense with trees”)
숲나이 (sumnai, “the age of a forest”)
동갑(同甲)숲 (donggapsup, “an afforestated area”)
숲지도(地圖) (supjido, “forest distribution map”)
방천(防川)숲 (bangcheonsup, “a forest created to prevent flooding”)
숲개밀 (supgaemil, “Brachypodium sylvaticum”)
덤불숲 (deombulsup, “undergrowth forest”)
그늘숲 (geuneulsup, “shade forest”)