버섯

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 버슷〮 (Yale: pèsús).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beoseot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beoseos
McCune–Reischauer?pŏsŏt
Yale Romanization?peses
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 섯의 / 섯에 / 섯까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

버섯 (beoseot)

  1. mushroom (fruiting body of a fungus)

Derived terms