베치

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 배치 (baechi)

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄇᆡ〯ᄎᆡ〮 (pǒychóy), borrowed from Early Mandarin 白菜 (EM *pajᴸᴸtsʰajᴰ) in the 13th century. Cognate with Korean 배추 (baechu).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽pet͡ɕʰi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [pet͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [베치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bechi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bechi
Yale Romanization?	peychi

Noun

베치 (bechi) (counter 페기)

1. napa cabbage

   어멍 베치만 먹으렌 ᄀᆞᆯ아라.

   Eomeong bechi-man meogeuren gawrara.

   Mom said to only eat cabbages.

   • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 89:

     베치 싀 페기

     bechi sui pegi

     Three heads of cabbage.