도시락

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the 청구영언 / 靑丘永言, 1728, as Early Modern Korean 도슭 (Yale: twosulk).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dosirak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dosilag
McCune–Reischauer?tosirak
Yale Romanization?tosilak

Noun

도시락 • (dosirak)

  1. (South Korea) lunchbox (a container for transporting meals)
    Synonyms: (archaic) 벤토 (bento), (North Korea, Yanbian, Jeolla dialect or dated) 벤또 (bentto), (dialectal, obsolete) 변또 (byeontto), (North Korea) 곽밥 (gwakbap), (North Korea) 밥곽 (bapgwak), 찬합(饌盒) (chanhap)
  2. dosirak (Korean-style packed lunch, usually consisting of rice and several banchan)

Descendants

  • → English: dosirak
  • → Japanese: トシラク (toshiraku)
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