쇠풀

Korean

Etymology

From 쇠 (soe, “small”) +‎ 풀 (pul, “grass”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰwe̞(ː)pʰuɭ] ~ [ˈsʰø̞(ː)pʰuɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉐(ː)풀/쇠(ː)풀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soepul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soepul
McCune–Reischauer?soep'ul
Yale Romanization?sōy.phul

Noun

쇠풀 • (soepul)

  1. bluestem (Andropogon brevifolius)
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