도토리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 도토〮리〯 (Yale: twòthwólǐ).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞tʰo̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [도토리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dotori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dotoli
McCune–Reischauer?	tot'ori
Yale Romanization?	to.tholi

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 도토리의 / 도토리에 / 도토리까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

도토리 • (dotori)

1. acorn

Synonyms

• 상수리 (sangsuri)

Hypernyms

• 열매 (yeolmae)

Derived terms

• 도토리나무 (dotorinamu)
• 도토리묵 (dotorimuk)