배추

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Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 白菜 (báicài) in the 13th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (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

배추 (baechu)

  1. napa cabbage

References

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