우엉

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 우방 (牛蒡, ubang, “burdock”). First attested in 1489 as Middle Korean 우워ᇰ (Yale: wuweng), from unattested intermediary form *우ᄫᅯᇰ (Yale: *wuWeng).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [uʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [우엉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ueong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ueong
McCune–Reischauer^?	uŏng
Yale Romanization^?	wueng

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 우엉의 / 우엉에 / 우엉까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

우엉 • (ueong)

burdock