업진

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠡᠪᠴᠢᠭᠦᠨ (ebčigün, breastbone), whence also Mongolian өвчүү (övčüü). Ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *ebčexün (breastbone, sternum).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eopjin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobjin
McCune–Reischauer?ŏpchin
Yale Romanization?epcin

Noun

업진 • (eopjin)

  1. brisket (esp. of beef)

Synonyms

References

  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 1150.