맥주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麥酒, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 麦酒.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚t͡ɕ͈u] ~ [me̞k̚t͡ɕ͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [맥쭈/멕쭈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maekju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maegju
McCune–Reischauer?	maekchu
Yale Romanization?	maykcwu

Noun

맥주 • (maekju) (hanja 麥酒)

1. beer

Derived terms

• 소맥 (燒麥, somaek)
• 치맥 (—麥, chimaek)