뱀밥

Korean

Etymology

뱀 (baem, “snake”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “food”).

Pronunciation

뱀밥 (baembap)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)mba̠p̚] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)mba̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [뱀(ː)밥/벰(ː)밥]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baembap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baembab
McCune–Reischauer?	paembap
Yale Romanization?	pāympap

Noun

뱀밥 • (baembap)

1. the non-photosynthetic, spore-bearing stem of the horsetail plant

See also

• 쇠뜨기 (soetteugi, “horsetail”)