보릿고개

Korean

Etymology

보리 (bori, “barley”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 고개 (gogae, “pass”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞ɾit̚k͈o̞ɡɛ] ~ [po̞ɾik͈o̞ɡɛ] ~ [po̞ɾit̚k͈o̞ɡe̞] ~ [po̞ɾik͈o̞ɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [보릳꼬개/보리꼬개/보릳꼬게/보리꼬게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	boritgogae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bolisgogae
McCune–Reischauer?	poritkogae
Yale Romanization?	poliskokay

Noun

보릿고개 • (boritgogae)

1. (largely historical) annual period of food shortage around May, when the autumn rice harvest is nearly exhausted but the June barley harvest is not yet ready