멎
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Middle Korean
Etymology
From the same root as Modern Korean 벚 (beot, “cherry”), showing /p~m/ alternation sporadically found in Korean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə̀t͡s/, [mə̀s̚]
Noun
멎 (mèc)
- cherry fruit
- 1493, “處容歌/처용가”, in 樂學軌範/악학궤범:
- 머자 외야자 綠李야 ᄲᆞᆯ리 나 내 신 고ᄒᆞᆯ ᄆᆡ야라
아니옷 ᄆᆡ시면 나리어다 머즌 말- mec-a oyyac-a LWOK.LI-ya spolli na nay sin kwoh-ol moyyala
ani-Gwos moysimyen naliGeta mecun mal - Cherry fruits, red plums, green plums, come quickly and fasten my toecaps. If they are not fastened, words of ill fortune shall I lay down upon you.
- mec-a oyyac-a LWOK.LI-ya spolli na nay sin kwoh-ol moyyala