동치미

Korean

Etymology

From 동침(冬沈)이, from 동(冬) (dong, “winter”) +‎ 침(沈) (chim, “to sink”) +‎ 이 (-i, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix). Literally, “winter sinker”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋt͡ɕʰimi]
• Phonetic hangul: [동치미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongchimi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongchimi
McCune–Reischauer?	tongch'imi
Yale Romanization?	tongchimi

Noun

동치미 • (dongchimi)

1. dongchimi (a type of kimchi made of whole daikon that are salted, soaked in boiled salt water and left to ferment, often during the winter months)

   Hypernym: 무김치 (mugimchi)