매실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梅 (“ume”) + 實 (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛɕʰiɭ] ~ [me̞ɕʰiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [매실/메실]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maesil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maesil
McCune–Reischauer?	maesil
Yale Romanization?	maysil

Noun

매실 • (maesil) (hanja 梅實)

1. ume, Japanese apricot

Derived terms

• 매실나무 (梅實‒, maesillamu, “Japanese apricot tree”)
• 매실주 (梅實酒, maesilju, “plum wine”)