보릿고개

Korean

Etymology

보리 (bori, “barley”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 고개 (gogae, “pass”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [po̞ɾit̚k͈o̞ɡɛ] ~ [po̞ɾik͈o̞ɡɛ] ~ [po̞ɾit̚k͈o̞ɡe̞] ~ [po̞ɾik͈o̞ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보릳꼬개/보리꼬개/보릳꼬게/보리꼬게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?boritgogae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bolisgogae
McCune–Reischauer?poritkogae
Yale Romanization?poliskokay

Noun

보릿고개 • (boritgogae)

  1. (largely historical) annual period of food shortage around May, when the autumn rice harvest is nearly exhausted but the June barley harvest is not yet ready
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