복숭아

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 복셔ᇰ화 (Yale: pwòksyèng-hwà), from 복셔ᇰ (Yale: pwòksyèng, “peach”) + 화 (Yale: hwà, 花).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞ks͈uŋa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [복쑹아]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	boksung'a
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bogsung'a
McCune–Reischauer^?	poksunga
Yale Romanization^?	pok.swunga

Noun

복숭아 • (boksung'a)

peach (fruit)

Derived terms

복숭아꽃 (boksung'akkot, “peach blossom”)
복숭아나무 (boksung'anamu, “peach tree”)
복숭아색 (—色, boksung'asaek, “peach color”)
천도 복숭아 (天桃‒, cheondo boksung'a, “nectarine”)

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