옥슈슈

Early Modern Korean

Etymology

Partial calque of Early Mandarin 玉蜀黍 (yùshǔshǔ), from 옥(玉) (wok, “jade”) +‎ 슈슈 (sywusywu, “sorghum”, from Mandarin 蜀黍 (shǔshǔ)).

Pronunciation
  • (c. 1750) IPA(key): [ok.ɕ͈u.ɕu]

Noun

옥슈슈 (woksywusywu)

  1. maize, corn

Descendants
  • Korean: 옥수수 (oksusu)
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