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떡

떡

떡 (tteok, “rice-dough cake”).

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͈ʌ̹k̚/
Phonetic hangeul: 떡

Romanizations

Revised transcription	tteok
Revised transliteration	tteog
McCune–Reischauer	ttŏk
Yale	ttek

Noun

떡 • ‎(tteok)

Any dough of rice or other cereals, ground before, or mashed after, steaming.
Specifically, a steamed cake of glutinous rice, often sweetened.

Synonyms

병 (byeong, “byeong”)

Derived terms

떡가래 (tteokgarae)
떡가루 (tteokgaru, “rice-cake flour”)
떡갈비 (tteokgalbi)
떡고물 (tteokgomul)
떡국 (tteokguk)
떡메 (tteongme)
떡밥 (tteokbap)
떡방아 (tteokbang-a)
떡보 (tteokbo)
떡볶이 (tteokbokki)
떡살 (tteoksal)
떡소 (tteokso)
떡시루 (tteoksiru)
떡쌀 (tteokssal)
떡판 (tteokpan)

가래떡 (garaetteok)
개떡 (gaetteok)
시루떡 (sirutteok)
쑥떡 (ssuktteok)
찰떡 (chaltteok)
떡 먹기 (tteok meokgi, “a piece of cake”)

See also

tteok on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000) 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books

Etymology 2

Adverb

떡 • ‎(tteok)