배추

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〯ᄎᆡ〮 (Yale: pǒychóy), later Early Modern Korean ᄇᆡᄎᆡ (poychoy). Cognate with Jeju 베치 (bechi).

Borrowed from Early Mandarin 白菜 (EM *pajᴸᴸtsʰaj) in the 13th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰu] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)t͡ɕʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baechu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baechu
McCune–Reischauer?paech'u
Yale Romanization?pāy.chwu

Noun

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배추 (baechu) (counter )

  1. napa cabbage

References

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  1. ^ Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN