맥령

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麥嶺, from 麥 (“barley”) + 嶺 (“mountain pass”), calque of Korean 보릿고개 (boritgogae).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛŋɲʌ̹ŋ] ~ [me̞ŋɲʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [맹녕/멩녕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maengnyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maeglyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	maengnyŏng
Yale Romanization?	mayklyeng

Noun

맥령 • (maengnyeong) (hanja 麥嶺)

1. Synonym of 보릿고개 (boritgogae, “(largely historical) annual period of food shortage around May, when the autumn rice harvest is nearly exhausted but the June barley harvest is not yet ready”).