사과

Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 沙果. Cognate to Korean 사과 (sagwa).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽sakwa⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡwa]
Phonetic hangul: [사과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sagwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sagwa
Yale Romanization^?	sakwa

Noun

사과 (sagwa)

apple

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄉᆞ과. Also attested as Sino-Korean phonetic representations 沙果 (“sand-fruit”) in Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, and 楂果 (“stump-fruit”) in Sallim Gyeongje (山林經濟 / 산림경제), 18th century.

1608, 《언해두창집요》

ᄉᆞ과ᄅᆞᆯ 겁질 ᄡᅵ 조ᄎᆞᆫ 재 검게 ᄉᆞ라 ᄀᆞᄅᆞ ᄆᆡᇰᄀᆞ라 사당믈예 플어 머기라

sokwalol kepcil psi cwochon cay kemkey sola kolo moyngkola satangmulyey phule mekila

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Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡwa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [사과]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sagwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sagwa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sagwa
Yale Romanization^?	sakwa

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 사과의 / 사과에 / 사과까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

사과 • (sagwa) (hanja 沙果, 砂果)

apple

Derived terms

사과색 (sagwasaek)
사과나무 (sagwanamu, “apple tree”)
사과 주스 (sagwa juseu, “apple juice”)
사과즙 (sagwajeup, “apple juice”)
소돔사과 (sodomsagwa, “apple of Sodom”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 謝過, from 謝 (“apologize”) + 過 (“mistake”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡwa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)과]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sagwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sagwa
McCune–Reischauer^?	sagwa
Yale Romanization^?	sākwa

Noun

사과 • (sagwa) (hanja 謝過)

apology