Korean edit

Etymology edit

Partial calque of Early Mandarin 玉蜀黍 (yùshǔshǔ), from 옥(玉) (ok, jade) +‎ 수수 (susu, sorghum, from Mandarin 蜀黍 (shǔshǔ)).

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 옥슈슈 (Yale: oksyusyu).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oksusu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ogsusu
McCune–Reischauer?oksusu
Yale Romanization?ok.swuswu

Noun edit

옥수수 (oksusu)

  1. maize; corn (US)

Synonyms edit

  • 강냉이 (gangnaeng'i) (North Korea, Jeolla & Gyeongsang)

See also edit