제육

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeyuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeyug
McCune–Reischauer?cheyuk
Yale Romanization?ceyyuk

Etymology 1

First attested as Early Modern Korean 뎨육 (tyeyywuk) in the Baktongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), :5a, 1677, ultimately from Middle Chinese 猪肉 (MC trjo nyuwk, literally “pig meat”). Equivalent to an umlauted form of 저육(猪肉) (jeoyuk).

Noun

제육 • (jeyuk) (hanja )

  1. pork
    Synonyms: 돼지고기 (dwaejigogi), 돈육(豚肉) (donyuk)
Alternative forms
  • 저육(猪肉) (jeoyuk)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 祭肉.

Noun

제육 • (jeyuk) (hanja 祭肉)

  1. (food) meat used for rites