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Korean
Etymology
Partial calque from Early Mandarin 玉蜀黍 (yùshǔshǔ), from 옥(玉) (ok, “jade”) + 수수 (susu, “sorghum”, from Mandarin 蜀黍 (shǔshǔ)).
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 옥슈슈 (Yale: oksyusyu).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | oksusu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ogsusu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | oksusu |
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| Yale Romanization? | ok.swuswu |
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Noun
옥수수 • (oksusu)
- maize; corn (US)
Synonyms
- 강냉이 (gangnaeng'i) (North Korea, Jeolla & Gyeongsang)
See also