접시

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 뎝시 (Yale: tyepsi), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠡᠪᠰᠢ (tebsi, “oblong tray”), itself from Middle Chinese 疊子 (MC dep tsiX, “small dish; plate”).

Initial syllable

The initial syllable may have shifted to 뎝 (Yale: tyep) under the influence of the now obsolete Sino-Korean synonym 뎝ᄌᆞ (Yale: tyepco, “dish”), from Middle Chinese 楪子 (MC yep tsiX). Compare Yukjin Korean 텹시 (tyeopsi, “dish”), which is closer to the Mongol aspirate /tʰ/.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹pɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [접씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeobsi
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏpsi
Yale Romanization?	cep.si

Noun

접시 • (jeopsi)

1. plate, dish, saucer (flat tableware)

   Hypernym: 그릇 (geureut)

   고기 한 접시 ― gogi han jeopsi ― a plate of meat

Derived terms

• 접시거미 (jeopsigeomi, “sheet weaver”, literally “plate spider”)