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Jeju
Etymology
Nativization of Middle Chinese 林檎 (MC lim gim). Compare Middle Korean 니ᇰ금 (nìngkùm), Korean 능금 (neunggeum), Japanese リンゴ.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | neunggeum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neunggeum |
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| Yale Romanization? | nungkum |
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Noun
능금 (neunggeum)
- fruit of the Chinese pearleaf crabapple
Derived terms
- 능금낭 (neunggeumnang, “Chinese pearleaf crabapple tree”)
Korean
Etymology
Ultimately a nativization of Middle Chinese 林檎 (MC lim gim); compare Jeju 능금 (neunggeum), Japanese リンゴ.
First attested as Middle Korean 林檎 in the Jineon gwon'gong (眞言勸供 / 진언권공), 48b, 1496, then subsequently as various Hangeul forms:
The modern form is only first attested into the 19th century, as in Early Modern Korean 능금 (nungkum) in the Gwang jaemulbo (廣才物譜 / 광재물보), 15b, 18XX, though its actual point of conception is difficult of ascertain.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | neunggeum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neunggeum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nŭnggŭm |
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| Yale Romanization? | nungkum |
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Noun
능금 • (neunggeum)
- fruit of the Chinese pearleaf crabapple
Derived terms
- 능금나무 (neunggeumnamu, “Chinese pearleaf crabapple tree”)