겨풀

Korean

Etymology

겨 (gyeo, “chaff”) +‎ 풀 (pul, “grass”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹pʰuɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [겨풀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeopul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeopul
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏp'ul
Yale Romanization?	kye.phul

Noun

겨풀 • (gyeopul)

1. A cutgrass, particularly Leersia sayanuka.

Derived terms

• 나도겨풀 (nadogyeopul, “Japanese cutgrass”)
• 좀겨풀 (jomgyeopul, “rice cutgrass”)