"메밀" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [me̞miɭ] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: memil [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Korean 모밇 (Yale: mwomilh), probably 뫃 (Yale: mwoh, “edge, spike”) + 밇 (Yale: milh, “wheat”), in reference to the shape of the seeds; compare English buckwheat. First attested in Sinicized form in the 1260s as 木麥 /木麦, where 木 appears to be an ateji. First attested in Hangul form in 1518. Reanalyzed in the nineteenth or early twentieth century as being equivalent to 메 (me, “wild; non-glutinous”)— + 밀 (mil, “wheat”); when Korean was standardized in the 1930s, the innovative form was chosen as standard. Etymology templates: {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{okm-inline|모밇|mwomilh}} 모밇 (Yale: mwomilh), {{okm-inline|뫃|mwoh|edge, spike}} 뫃 (Yale: mwoh, “edge, spike”), {{okm-inline|밇|milh|wheat}} 밇 (Yale: milh, “wheat”), {{lang|ko|木}} 木, {{ko-l|메||wild; non-glutinous}} 메 (me, “wild; non-glutinous”), {{ko-l|밀||wheat}} 밀 (mil, “wheat”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 메밀 • (memil)
  1. buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum Synonyms: 교맥 (gyomaek) (alt: 蕎麥), 목맥 (mongmaek) (alt: 木麥) Derived forms: 메밀가루 (memilgaru) (english: buckwheat flour), 메밀나깨 (memillakkae) (english: buckwheat hull), 메밀국수 (memilguksu) (english: buckwheat noodle), 메밀묵 (memilmuk) (english: buckwheat jelly) Related terms: 멥쌀 (mepssal) (english: non-glutinous rice)
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          "word": "메밀나깨"
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          "english": "non-glutinous rice",
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          "alt": "蕎麥",
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  ],
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      "word": "메밀가루"
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      "word": "메밀국수"
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        "1": "밀",
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      "alt": "蕎麥",
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      "word": "교맥"
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      "alt": "木麥",
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}

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