버섯

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 버슷〮 (Yale: pèsús).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹sʰʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [버섣]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beoseot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beoseos
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏsŏt
Yale Romanization?	peses

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 버섯의 / 버섯에 / 버섯까지

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

Noun

버섯 • (beoseot)

1. mushroom (fruiting body of a fungus)

Derived terms

• 검버섯 (geombeoseot, “liver spot”)