새알심

Korean

새알심 (saealsim)

Etymology

Compound of 새알 (saeal, “sparrow egg”) +‎ 심(心) (sim, “grain powder ball”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)a̠ɭɕʰim] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)a̠ɭɕʰim]
• Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)알심/세(ː)알심]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saealsim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saealsim
McCune–Reischauer?	saealsim
Yale Romanization?	sāy.al.sim

Noun

새알심 • (saealsim) (hanja 새알心)

1. glutinous rice ball in the size of a sparrow's egg, usually served in red bean porridge

Related terms

• 탕위안 (tang'wian, “tangyuan”)