수박

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 슈〯박〮 (Yale: syǔpák), from 슈 (水, syu) + 박 (pak, “gourd”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ba̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)박]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	subak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	subag
McCune–Reischauer?	subak
Yale Romanization?	swūpak

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수박의 / 수박에 / 수박까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

수박 • (subak)

1. watermelon

   Synonym: 서과(西瓜) (seogwa)

Derived terms

• 수박색(色) (subaksaek, “watermelon color”)