밀가루

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 밄〮ᄀᆞᄅᆞ (Yale: míl-s-kòlò).

From 밀 (mil, “wheat”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 가루 (garu, “powder”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɭk͈a̠ɾu]
• Phonetic hangul: [밀까루]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	milgaru
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	milgalu
McCune–Reischauer?	milkaru
Yale Romanization?	milqkalwu

Noun

밀가루 • (milgaru)

1. (wheat) flour