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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 보리 (Yale: pwòlì). Cho Hang-bum believes that the prefix is from a reference to barley as an inferior or an "approximate" rice.

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boli
McCune–Reischauer?pori
Yale Romanization?poli

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 보에 / 보리

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

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보리 (bori)

  1. barley
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Prefix

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보리— (bori-)

  1. (archaic) an imperfect attempt at (something)
  2. (Gyeongsang) approximate
    보리동갑boridonggapalmost the same age
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 보제 (boje, 菩提) + bodhi (bodhi). Ultimately from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boli
McCune–Reischauer?pori
Yale Romanization?poli

Noun

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보리 (bori) (hanja 菩提)

  1. bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment, wisdom
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References

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  • 조항범 (Cho Hang-bum) (2019) “조항범 교수의 어원 이야기: 보리윷 [johangbeom gyosuui eowon iyagi: boriyut]”, in Munhwa ilbo[1]
  • 경남 방언 사전 [gyeongnam bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties], volume I, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, 2017, page 375