옥시기

Korean

Etymology

옥 (玉, ok, “jade”) + 시기 (sigi). Like the standard word, it is a calque of the Chinese, 玉蜀黍.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞kɕ͈iɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [옥씨기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oksigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ogsigi
McCune–Reischauer?	oksigi
Yale Romanization?	ok.siki

Noun

옥시기 • (oksigi)

1. (Gangwon, Southern Seoul and Hamgyong, Chungcheong) corn, maize

   뭐 옛날에 무신 감자밥 먹고 옥시기밥 먹는데.. (Gangwon, Goseong)

   Mwo yennar-e musin gamjabap meokgo oksigibap meongneunde..

   In the past we'd eat a kind of potato rice and corn rice

See also

• 옥수수 (oksusu, “corn, maize”)