쇠뜨기
Korean
Etymology
Probably 쇠 (soe, “bovine, of cattle”) + 뜯 (tteut, “to pluck, to graze”) + 기 (-gi, nominalizer): "that grazed by cattle".
The plant is a common weed in fields where cattle graze. Cattle do not actually prefer this plant.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰwe̞t͈ɯɡi] ~ [sʰø̞t͈ɯɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [쉐뜨기/쇠뜨기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | soetteugi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | soe'tteugi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | soettŭgi |
| Yale Romanization? | soy.ttuki |
쇠뜨기 (soetteugi)
Noun
쇠뜨기 • (soetteugi)
- horsetail (plant of the order Equisetales)
- (in particular) field horsetail, common horsetail; Equisetum arvense
See also
- 뱀밥 (baembap, “fertile shoot of the horsetail”)