참새피

Korean

Etymology

참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”) +‎ 피 (pi, “Japanese barnyard millet”). Compare Chinese 雀稗, Japanese スズメノヒエ.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛpʰi] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞pʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [참새피/참세피]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamsaepi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamsaepi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amsaep'i
Yale Romanization?	chamsay.phi

Noun

참새피 • (chamsaepi)

1. crowngrass (any of various species in the genus Paspalum, especially Paspalum thunbergii)

Derived terms

• 물참새피 (mulchamsaepi, “water couch”)
• 큰참새피 (keunchamsaepi, “dallis grass”)