제육

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞juk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [제육]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeyuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeyug
McCune–Reischauer?	cheyuk
Yale Romanization?	ceyyuk

Etymology 1

First attested as Early Modern Korean 뎨육 (tyeyywuk) in the Baktongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 上:5a, 1677, ultimately from Middle Chinese 猪肉 (MC trjo nyuwk, literally “pig meat”). Equivalent to an umlauted form of 저육(猪肉) (jeoyuk).

Noun

제육 • (jeyuk) (hanja 제肉)

1. pork

   Synonyms: 돼지고기 (dwaejigogi), 돈육(豚肉) (donyuk)

Alternative forms

• 저육(猪肉) (jeoyuk)

Derived terms

• 제육덮밥 (jeyukdeopbap)
• 제육볶음 (jeyukbokkeum)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 祭肉.

Noun

제육 • (jeyuk) (hanja 祭肉)

1. (food) meat used for rites