억새

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 어웍새 (Yale: eweksay).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)ks͈ɛ] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)ks͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [억(ː)쌔/억(ː)쎄]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eoksae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eogsae
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏksae
Yale Romanization?	ēk.say

Noun

억새 • (eoksae)

1. A variety of eulalia, particularly purple eulalia (Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens).

Synonyms

• (purple eulalia): 자주억새 (jajueoksae)

Derived terms

• 거문억새 (geomuneoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. keumunensis)
• 금억새 (geumeoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. chejuensis)
• 묏억새 (moedeoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. ionandros)
• 물억새 (mureoksae, Miscanthus saccharifloris)
• 순안억새 (sunaneoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. sunanensis)
• 얼룩억새 (eollugeoksae, Miscanthus sinensis for. variegatus)
• 자주억새 (jajueoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens)
• 중정억새 (jungjeong'eoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. nakaianus)
• 참억새 (chameoksae, Miscanthus sinensis Andersson var. sinensis)
• 털억새 (teoreoksae, Miscanthus sinensis for. gracillimus)
• 흰억새 (huineoksae, Miscanthus sinensis var. albiflorus)