참외

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᄆᆡ (Yale: chomoy).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mwe̞] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠mø̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [차뭬/차뫼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cham'oe
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amoe
Yale Romanization?cham.oy

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 참외의 / 참외에 / 참외까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

참외 • (chamoe)

  1. the Korean melon, (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) or its fruit.
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