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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᄆᆡ (Yale: chomoy).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chamoe |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cham'oe |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'amoe |
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| Yale Romanization? | cham.oy |
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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 참외의 / 참외에 / 참외까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
참외 • (chamoe)
- the Korean melon, (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) or its fruit.