매실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梅 (“ume”) + 實 (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛɕʰiɭ] ~ [me̞ɕʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [매실/메실]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maesil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maesil
McCune–Reischauer?maesil
Yale Romanization?maysil

Noun

매실 • (maesil) (hanja 梅實)

  1. ume, Japanese apricot

Derived terms

  • 매실나무 (梅實‒, maesillamu, “Japanese apricot tree”)
  • 매실주 (梅實酒, maesilju, “plum wine”)
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