남새
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠msʰɛ] ~ [na̠msʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [남새/남세]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | namsae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | namsae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | namsae |
| Yale Romanization? | namsay |
Etymology 1
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᄆᆞ새 (Yale: nomosay). A compound of ᄂᆞᄆᆞᆯㅎ (nomolh) / ᄂᆞᄆᆞᆯ (nomol, “vegetable”) (> Modern 나물 (namul)) + 새 (say, “grass”), the latter also found in Modern 억새 (eoksae), 속새 (soksae), etc.
Noun
남새 • (namsae)
- (archaic or dialectal, standard in North Korea) vegetables; greens
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 잎남새 (imnamsae)
- 열매남새 (yeolmaenamsae)
- 뿌리남새 (ppurinamsae)
Etymology 2
Noun
남새 • (namsae)
- alternative form of 남우세 (namuse)
Etymology 3
Noun
남새 • (namsae)
- (Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect) alternative form of 냄새 (naemsae)