메쥐

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 메주 (meju), 매주 (maeju)

Etymology

From Middle Korean 며주〮 (myècwú). Cognate to Korean 메주 (meju).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽met͡ɕwi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [med͡ʑwi]
• Phonetic hangul: [메쥐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mejwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mejwi
Yale Romanization?	meycwi

Noun

메쥐 (mejwi)

1. (cooking) block of fermented beans, used to make doenjang

References

• “메쥐” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “메쥐”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 360