보리

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 보리 (Yale: pwòlì). Cho Hang-bum believes that the prefix is from a reference to barley as an inferior or an "approximate" rice.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boli
McCune–Reischauer?pori
Yale Romanization?poli

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 보리의 / 보리에 / 보리까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

보리 • (bori)

  1. barley
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 겉보리 (geotbori)
  • 납작보리 (napjakbori)
  • 보리개떡 (borigaetteok)
  • 보리깜부기 (borikkambugi)
  • 보리논 (borinon)
  • 보리농사 (—農事, borinongsa)
  • 보리동지 (—同知, boridongji)
  • 보리밟기 (boribapgi)
  • 보리밥 (boribap)
  • 보리밭 (boribat)
  • 보리술 (borisul)
  • 보리숭늉 (borisungnyung)
  • 보리쌀 (borissal)
  • 보리죽 (—粥, borijuk)
  • 보리차 (boricha)
  • 보리타작 (boritajak)
  • 보리풀 (boripul)
  • 보리피리 (boripiri)
  • 보릿가루 (boritgaru)
  • 보릿가마 (boritgama)
  • 보릿가을 (boritga'eul)
  • 보릿거름 (boritgeoreum)
  • 보릿겨 (boritgyeo)
  • 보릿고개 (boritgogae)
  • 보릿대 (boritdae)
  • 보릿동 (boritdong)
  • 보릿자루 (boritjaru)
  • 보릿짚 (boritjip)
  • 쌀보리 (ssalbori)
  • 햇보리 (haetbori)
See also

Prefix

보리— • (bori-)

  1. (archaic) an imperfect attempt at (something)
  2. (Gyeongsang) approximate
    보리동갑 ― boridonggap ― almost the same age
Derived terms
  • 보리경사 (borigyeongsa, “incompetent Seoul speech”)
  • 보리동갑 (boridonggap, “almost the same age”)
  • 보리바둑 (boribaduk, “incompetent game of Go”)
  • 보리윷 (boriyut, “incompetent yut game”)
  • 보리장기 (borijanggi, “incompetent Korean chess”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 보제 (boje, “菩提”) + bodhi. Ultimately from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boli
McCune–Reischauer?pori
Yale Romanization?poli

Noun

보리 • (bori) (hanja 菩提)

  1. bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment, wisdom

References
  • 조항범 (Cho Hang-bum) (2019) “조항범 교수의 어원 이야기: 보리윷 [johangbeom gyosuui eowon iyagi: boriyut]”, in Munhwa ilbo‎
  • 경남 방언 사전 [gyeongnam bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties], volume I, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, 2017, page 375
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