포도

Korean

Etymology

From Sino-Korean word from 葡萄, ultimately from Chinese 葡萄 (pútáo). Also attested in Middle and Early Modern Korean as 보도 (bodo) (“grape”), showing the common alternation of ~ in initial position. The modern form 포도 (podo) became standardized.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?podo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?podo
McCune–Reischauer?p'odo
Yale Romanization?photo

Noun

포도 • (podo) (hanja 葡萄)

  1. grape (fruit)
  2. grapevine (Vitis vinifera)
    Synonym: 포도(葡萄)나무 (podonamu)

Usage notes

  • The variant 보도 (bodo) is found in older texts (e.g. (16–17th century) medical texts such as the Dongui Bogam).
  • The alternation between initial ㅂ (b-) and ㅍ (p-) is a regular feature in Korean historical phonology, and explains the transition from 보도 (bodo) to 포도 (podo).

Derived terms