보리
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 보리 (Yale: pwòlì). Cho Hang-bum believes that the prefix is from a reference to barley as an inferior or an "approximate" rice.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bori |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | boli |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pori |
| Yale Romanization? | poli |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 보리의 / 보리에 / 보리까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Noun
보리 • (bori)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 겉보리 (geotbori)
- 납작보리 (napjakbori)
- 보리개떡 (borigaetteok)
- 보리깜부기 (borikkambugi)
- 보리논 (borinon)
- 보리농사 (—農事, borinongsa)
- 보리동지 (—同知, boridongji)
- 보리밟기 (boribapgi)
- 보리밥 (boribap)
- 보리밭 (boribat)
- 보리술 (borisul)
- 보리숭늉 (borisungnyung)
- 보리쌀 (borissal)
- 보리죽 (—粥, borijuk)
- 보리차 (boricha)
- 보리타작 (boritajak)
- 보리풀 (boripul)
- 보리피리 (boripiri)
- 보릿가루 (boritgaru)
- 보릿가마 (boritgama)
- 보릿가을 (boritga'eul)
- 보릿거름 (boritgeoreum)
- 보릿겨 (boritgyeo)
- 보릿고개 (boritgogae)
- 보릿대 (boritdae)
- 보릿동 (boritdong)
- 보릿자루 (boritjaru)
- 보릿짚 (boritjip)
- 쌀보리 (ssalbori)
- 햇보리 (haetbori)
See also
- Cereals
- Food
Prefix
보리— • (bori-)
- (archaic) an imperfect attempt at (something)
- (Gyeongsang) approximate
- 보리동갑 ― boridonggap ― almost the same age
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 보제 (boje, “菩提”) + bodhi (bodhi). Ultimately from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bori |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | boli |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pori |
| Yale Romanization? | poli |
Noun
- bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment, wisdom
Related terms
- 보리수 (菩提樹, borisu, “bodhi tree”)
- 보리심 (菩提心, borisim, “bodhicitta”)
- 보살 (菩薩, bosal, “bodhisattva, Buddhist saint”)