메주
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 密祖 (Yale: *micwo).
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 며주〮 (Yale: myècwú).
Likely related to Manchu ᠮᡳᠰᡠᠨ (misun, “thick sauce, paste”) and Japanese 味噌 (miso, “fermented soybean paste”); Alexander Vovin assumes both are direct borrowings from Early Old Korean.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [me̞d͡ʑu]
- Phonetic hangul: [메주]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | meju |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meju |
| McCune–Reischauer? | meju |
| Yale Romanization? | meycwu |
Noun edit
메주 • (meju)