디과

Korean

Etymology

From Mandarin 地瓜 (dìguā, “(regional Mandarin) sweet potato”). Compare Hwanghae and Pyongan 지과 (jigwa).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tiɡwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [디과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	digwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	digwa
McCune–Reischauer?	tigwa
Yale Romanization?	tikwa

Noun

디과 • (digwa)

1. (Pyongan) sweet potato
   • 1998, 김영배 [gimyeongbae], “서북방언 [seobukbang'eon]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎^[1], volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 59:

     디과레 다 닉엇갓다

     digwa-re da nig-eot-gat-da

     The sweet potato must have all ripened.