식혜

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 食 (“food”) + 醯 (“vinegar, ferment”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ɕʰikçje̞] ~ [ɕʰikʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[시켸/시케]
Revised Romanization? sikhye
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sig-hye
McCune–Reischauer? sikhye
Yale Romanization? sik.hyey

Noun

식혜 • (sikhye) (hanja 食醯)

  1. sikhye (a sweet dessert beverage made from barley and rice, sometimes served with pine nuts):

See also
  • 감주 (gamju)
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