업진

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠡᠪᠴᠢᠭᠦᠨ (ebčigün, “breastbone”), whence also Mongolian өвчүү (övčüü). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *ebcexün (“breastbone, sternum”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹p̚t͡ɕ͈in]
• Phonetic hangul: [업찐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eopjin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eobjin
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏpchin
Yale Romanization?	epcin

Noun

업진 • (eopjin)

1. brisket (esp. of beef)

Synonyms

• 업진살 (eopjinsal)
• 우삼겹 (usamgyeop)

References

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 1150.