버섯

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 버슷〮 (Yale: pèsús).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beoseot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beoseos
McCune–Reischauer?pŏsŏt
Yale Romanization?peses
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 버섯의 / 버섯에 / 버섯까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

버섯 • (beoseot)

  1. mushroom (fruiting body of a fungus)

Derived terms

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