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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 버들 (Yale: petul).
From Old Korean 楊等 (*PEtul).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | beodeul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | beodeul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pŏdŭl |
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| Yale Romanization? | petul |
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Noun
버들 • (beodeul)
- willow, withy
Synonyms
- 버드나무 (beodeunamu) (literally, "willow tree")
- 버들나모 (beodeullamo) (obsolete)
- 유 (柳, yu)
- 양 (楊, yang)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 버들가지 (beodeulgaji): (literally, willow twig, branch) withe, withy
- 버들강아지 (beodeulgang'aji): (literally, willow puppy) willow pussy, catkin (Note: similar figuratives based on resemblance to the puppy's vs. pussy's tail)
- 버들개 (beodeulgae, “minnow”)
- 버들개지 (beodeulgaeji, “willow pussy, catkin”)
- 버들붕어 (beodeulbung'eo, “round-tailed paradise fish”)
- 버들피리 (beodeulpiri): willow pipe (made of withe)
- 수양버들 (垂楊--, suyangbeodeul, “weeping willow”)
- 호랑버들 (horangbeodeul, “pussy willow”)
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