지과

Korean

Etymology

From Mandarin 地瓜 (dìguā, “(regional Mandarin) sweet potato”), allegedly derived from the Shandong dialect of Mandarin. Pyongan 디과 (digwa) is also descended from this.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɡwa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [지과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jigwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jigwa
McCune–Reischauer^?	chigwa
Yale Romanization^?	cikwa

Noun

지과 • (jigwa)

(Pyongan, parts of Hwanghae) sweet potato