맥주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麥酒, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 麦酒.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛk̚t͡ɕ͈u] ~ [me̞k̚t͡ɕ͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [맥쭈/멕쭈]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maekju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maegju
McCune–Reischauer?maekchu
Yale Romanization?maykcwu

Noun

맥주 • (maekju) (hanja 麥酒)

  1. beer

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Chae-un Yi (이재운), Tteutto moreugo jaju sseuneun urimal eowon 500-gaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN
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