딸기

Korean

Etymology

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

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)

1. berry (fruit)
2. strawberry (fruit)

Synonyms

• 매 (mae)
• 목매자 (mongmaeja)

Derived terms

• 딸기색 (딸기色, ttalgisaek)

Related terms

• 나무딸기 (namuttalgi): raspberry; blackberry
• 멍덕딸기 (meongdeokttalgi): raspberry; blackberry
• 멍석딸기 (meongseokttalgi): raspberry
• 산딸기 (山딸기, santtalgi): wild berry
• 양딸기 (洋딸기, yangttalgi): strawberry

• 검은딸기 (geomeunttalgi): black berry
• 고무딸기 (gomuttalgi): blackberry
• 곰딸기 (gomttalgi): blackberry
• 먹딸기 (meokttalgi): black berry
• 복분자딸기 (覆盆子딸기, bokbunjattalgi): blackberry