메쥐

Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Korean 며주〮 (myècwú). Cognate to Korean 메주 (meju).

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽met͡ɕwi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [med͡ʑwi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [메쥐]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mejwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mejwi
Yale Romanization?meycwi

Noun

메쥐 (mejwi)

  1. (cooking) block of fermented beans, used to make doenjang

References
  • “메쥐” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “메쥐”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 360
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