딸기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄠᅡᆯ〮기〮 (Yale: ptálkí).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͈a̠(ː)ɭɡi]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ttalgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ttalgi
McCune–Reischauer?ttalgi
Yale Romanization?ttāl.ki

Noun

딸기 • (ttalgi) (counter 개(個))

  1. strawberry

Derived terms

  • 멍석딸기 (meongseokttalgi, “Japanese bramble”)
  • 산딸기 (santtalgi, “Korean raspberry”)
  • 산딸나무 (santtallamu, “Kousa dogwood”)