억새
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 어웍새 (Yale: eweksay). From earlier *어ᄫᅥᆨ (*eWek) + 새〯 (sǎy, “grass”); compare Yukjin dialect 어벅새 (eobeoksáe, “Id.”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ks͈ɛ] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)ks͈e̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [억(ː)쌔/억(ː)쎄]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eoksae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eogsae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏksae |
| Yale Romanization? | ēk.say |
Noun
[edit]억새 • (eoksae)
- A variety of eulalia, particularly purple eulalia (Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens).
Synonyms
[edit]- (purple eulalia): 자주억새 (jajueoksae)
Derived terms
[edit]- 거문억새 (geomuneoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. keumunensis)
- 금억새 (geumeoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. chejuensis)
- 묏억새 (moedeoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. ionandros)
- 물억새 (mureoksae, Miscanthus saccharifloris)
- 순안억새 (sunaneoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. sunanensis)
- 얼룩억새 (eollugeoksae, Miscanthus sinensis for. variegatus)
- 자주억새 (jajueoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens)
- 중정억새 (jungjeong'eoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. nakaianus)
- 참억새 (chameoksae, Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. sinensis)
- 털억새 (teoreoksae, Miscanthus sinensis for. gracillimus)
- 흰억새 (huineoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. albiflorus)