뱀딸기

Korean

Etymology

From 뱀 (baem, “snake”) +‎ 딸기 (ttalgi, “strawberry”). Compare Chinese 蛇莓 (shéméi, literally “snake berry”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)mt͈a̠ɭɡi] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)mt͈a̠ɭɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뱀(ː)딸기/벰(ː)딸기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baemttalgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baemttalgi
McCune–Reischauer?paemttalgi
Yale Romanization?pāymttal.ki

Noun

뱀딸기 • (baemttalgi)

  1. mock strawberry (plant and fruit)
    Synonym: 지매(地苺) (jimae)
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