찹쌀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆯ〮ᄡᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: chól-psól), equivalent to 찰 (chal-, “sticky, glutinous”) +‎ 쌀 (ssal, “rice”); the compound preserves the initial /p/ of Middle Korean ᄡᆞᆯ〮 (psól, “rice”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ps͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [찹쌀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chapssal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chab'ssal
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'apssal
Yale Romanization?	chap.ssal

Noun

찹쌀 • (chapssal)

1. glutinous rice (a particular type of sticky rice used to make rice cakes)

Derived terms

• 찹쌀떡 (chapssaltteok)

Related terms

• 멥쌀 (mepssal)