찹쌀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆯ〮ᄡᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: chól-psól), equivalent to 찰 (chal-, “sticky, glutinous”) +‎ 쌀 (ssal, “rice”); the compound preserves the initial /p/ of Middle Korean ᄡᆞᆯ〮 (psól, “rice”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠ps͈a̠ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [찹쌀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	chapssal
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	chab'ssal
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'apssal
Yale Romanization^?	chap.ssal

Noun

찹쌀 • (chapssal)

glutinous rice (a particular type of sticky rice used to make rice cakes)

Derived terms

찹쌀떡 (chapssaltteok)

Related terms

멥쌀 (mepssal)

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