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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 麥嶺, from 麥 (“barley”) + 嶺 (“mountain pass”), calque of Korean 보릿고개 (boritgogae).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | maengnyeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maeglyeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | maengnyŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | mayklyeng |
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Noun
맥령 • (maengnyeong) (hanja 麥嶺)
- Synonym of 보릿고개 (boritgogae, “(largely historical) annual period of food shortage around May, when the autumn rice harvest is nearly exhausted but the June barley harvest is not yet ready”).