김밥

Korean

Etymology

From 김 (gim, “a type of seaweed”) +‎ 밥 (bap, “rice”). First used in the 20th century (by 1935), and became the standard term after the Japanese occupation.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)mp͈a̠p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [김(ː)빱]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gimbap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gimbab
McCune–Reischauer?kimpap
Yale Romanization?kīmqpap

Noun

김밥 • (gimbap)

  1. kimbap, gimbap (a Korean dish of steamed white rice and other ingredients rolled in sheets of dried laver seaweed and served in bite-size slices)

Synonyms

  • 노리마키 (norimaki) (dated for kimbap, now used only for Japanese norimaki)
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