미나리
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 미나리 (Yale: minali), if only Hangul attestations are considered. If Sinographic forms are taken into account, first attested as 水乃立 in the 1236 Hyangyak gugeupbang (鄕藥救急方 / 향약구급방), where the first character is logogramic and the two later characters are phonogramic.
The word is from 미 (Yale: mi, Middle Korean cranberry morpheme) + 나리 (Yale: nali, “lily”). The first element means "water" per the Hyangyak gugeupbang, thus it is often connected to Japanese 水 (mi-, “water”, prefix).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mina̠ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [미나리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | minari |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | minali |
| McCune–Reischauer? | minari |
| Yale Romanization? | minali |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 미나리의 / 미나리에 / 미나리까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
미나리 • (minari)
- A species of water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica.
Derived terms
- 독미나리 (毒‒, dongminari, “northern water hemlock”)