참새피

Korean

Etymology

참새 (chamsae, “sparrow”) +‎ 피 (pi, “Japanese barnyard millet”). Compare Chinese 雀稗, Japanese スズメノヒエ.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰɛpʰi] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠msʰe̞pʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참새피/참세피]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsaepi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsaepi
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsaep'i
Yale Romanization?chamsay.phi

Noun

참새피 • (chamsaepi)

  1. crowngrass (any of various species in the genus Paspalum, especially Paspalum thunbergii)

Derived terms

  • 물참새피 (mulchamsaepi, “water couch”)
  • 큰참새피 (keunchamsaepi, “dallis grass”)
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