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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆯ〮ᄡᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: chól-psól), equivalent to 찰 (chal-, “sticky, glutinous”) + 쌀 (ssal, “rice”); the compound preserves the initial /p/ of Middle Korean ᄡᆞᆯ〮 (psól, “rice”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chapssal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chab'ssal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'apssal |
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| Yale Romanization? | chap.ssal |
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Noun
찹쌀 • (chapssal)
- glutinous rice (a particular type of sticky rice used to make rice cakes)
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