딸기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄠᅡᆯ〮기〮 (Yale: ptálkí).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͈a̠(ː)ɭɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [딸(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ttalgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ttalgi
McCune–Reischauer?	ttalgi
Yale Romanization?	ttāl.ki

Noun

딸기 • (ttalgi) (counter 개(個))

1. strawberry

Derived terms

• 멍석딸기 (meongseokttalgi, “Japanese bramble”)
• 산딸기 (santtalgi, “Korean raspberry”)
• 산딸나무 (santtallamu, “Kousa dogwood”)