짚
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 딮 (Yale: tiph).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕip̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [집]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jip |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jip |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chip |
| Yale Romanization? | ciph |
Noun
짚 • (jip)
Usage notes
Since rice is a staple food in Korea, it usually means rice straw when it comes to straw, and in fact, rice straw and straw are listed in the Korean dictionary as a synonym.