문배

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 문ᄇᆡ.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?munbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?munbae
McCune–Reischauer?munbae
Yale Romanization?mūnpay

Noun

문배 (munbae)

  1. a variety of wild pear, Pyrus ussuriensis var. seoulensis