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Korean

Etymology 1

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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

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)

  1. barley
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Prefix

보리— • (bori-)

  1. (archaic) an imperfect attempt at (something)
  2. (Gyeongsang) approximate
    보리동갑 ― boridonggap ― almost the same age
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 보제 (boje, “菩提”) + bodhi (bodhi). Ultimately from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boli
McCune–Reischauer?pori
Yale Romanization?poli

Noun

보리 • (bori) (hanja 菩提)

  1. bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment, wisdom

References

  • 조항범 (Cho Hang-bum) (2019) “조항범 교수의 어원 이야기: 보리윷 ”, in Munhwa ilbo‎
  • 경남 방언 사전 , volume I, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, 2017, page 375
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