싸리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean ᄲᆞ리 (Yale: psoli).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [싸리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssali
McCune–Reischauer?	ssari
Yale Romanization?	ssali

Noun

싸리 • (ssari)

1. bush clover
2. Especially, the shrubby bushclover (Lespedeza bicolor).

Derived terms

• 싸리버섯 (ssaribeoseot, “clustered coral”)
• 조록싸리 (jorokssari)
• 참싸리 (chamssari, “leafy lespedeza”)

Related terms

• 댑싸리 (daepssari)