빠다

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese バター (batā), from English butter. Doublet of 버터 (beoteo).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppada
McCune–Reischauer?ppada
Yale Romanization?ppata

Noun

빠다 • (ppada)

  1. (common in North Korea, dated in South Korea) butter
    Synonym: 버터 (beoteo)

Usage notes

  • While ethnic Koreans in China (PRC) usually use North Korean forms of words, they appear to use 버터 (beoteo) instead of 빠다 (ppada), with many results for the former in Yŏnbyŏn Ilbo but zero for the latter.
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