개살구

Korean

Etymology

From 개 (gae-, “wild”) +‎ 살구 (salgu, “apricot”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰa̠ɭɡu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰa̠ɭɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)살구/게(ː)살구]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaesalgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaesalgu
McCune–Reischauer?kaesalgu
Yale Romanization?kāysal.kwu

Noun

개살구 • (gaesalgu)

  1. A fruit of a Manchurian apricot tree (Prunus mandshurica).

Derived terms

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