채미

Korean

Etymology

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰɛmi] ~ [t͡ɕʰe̞mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [채미/체미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chaemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chaemi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'aemi
Yale Romanization?	chaymi

Noun

채미 • (chaemi)

1. Chungcheong, Seoul, and Hwanghae form of 참외 (chamoe, “the Korean melon”)
   • 2015 March 5, 변호부 [byeonhobu], “뱃삯 아끼려다 낭패 본 이야기 [baetsak akkiryeoda nangpae bon iyagi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 부천시 오정구 고강본동 [gyeonggido bucheonsi ojeonggu gogangbondong]:

     채미 한 지게가 그냥 다 그냥 물에다 둥둥 떠내려가게 허구서, 이제 그냥 왔지.

     Chaemi han jige-ga geunyang da geunyang mur-eda dungdung tteonaeryeogage heo-gu-seo, ije geunyang wat-ji.

     Because othe Jige-full of korean melons was just floating away in the water, he now just went [back alone].