수박

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 슈〯박〮 (Yale: syǔpák), from 슈 (水, syu) + 박 (pak, “gourd”).

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
Revised Romanization?subak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?subag
McCune–Reischauer?subak
Yale Romanization?swūpak
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수박의 / 수박에 / 수박까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

수박 • (subak)

  1. watermelon
    Synonym: 서과(西瓜) (seogwa)

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