보리

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

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Noun

보리 (bori)

  1. barley
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  • Food
    • (tteok, “Korean dough of rice or other cereals, ground before, or mashed after, steaming”)
    • (bap, “meal; boiled rice, sometimes mixed with other cereals such as barley”)
    • (, juk, “gruel, soup, pap”)

Etymology 2

Corruption of 보제 (菩提, boje), from Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

보리 (bori) (hanja 菩提)

  1. bodhi, Buddhist supreme enlightenment, wisdom
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