문배

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 문ᄇᆡ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmu(ː)nbɛ] ~ [ˈmu(ː)nbe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?munbae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?munbae
McCune–Reischauer?munbae
Yale Romanization?mūnpay

Noun[edit]

문배 (munbae)

  1. a variety of wild pear, Pyrus ussuriensis var. seoulensis