지과

Korean

Etymology

From Mandarin 地瓜 (dìguā, “(regional Mandarin) sweet potato”), allegedly derived from the Shandong dialect of Mandarin. Pyongan 디과 (digwa) is also descended from this.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jigwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jigwa
McCune–Reischauer?chigwa
Yale Romanization?cikwa

Noun

지과 • (jigwa)

  1. (Pyongan, parts of Hwanghae) sweet potato
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