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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〯ᄎᆡ〮 (Yale: pǒychóy), later Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᄎᆡ (poychoy). Cognate with Jeju 베치 (bechi).
Borrowed from Early Mandarin 白菜 (EM *pajᴸᴸtsʰajᴰ) in the 13th century.[1]
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | baechu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | baechu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | paech'u |
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| Yale Romanization? | pāy.chwu |
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Noun
배추 • (baechu) (counter 통)
- napa cabbage
References
- ^ Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN