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고사리

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 고사리〮 (Yale: kwòsàlí).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosali
McCune–Reischauer?kosari
Yale Romanization?kosali

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 리의 / 고리에 / 고리까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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고사리 (gosari)

  1. bracken, fernbrake (Pteridium aquilinum)
  2. bracken fiddlehead, used as a culinary vegetable