북장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 北醬, from 北 (“north”) + 醬 (“sauce”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puk̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [북짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bukjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bugjang
McCune–Reischauer?	pukchang
Yale Romanization?	pukcang

Noun

북장 • (bukjang) (hanja 北醬)

1. fermented soybean paste (as made in Hamgyeongdo, the northeastern region of North Korea)

Synonyms

• 된장 (doenjang)

Descendants

• Russian: пуктя́й m (puktjáj)