Miyeok
/miːˈjʌk/noun
A Korean term for edible seaweed, especially the kelp-like sea vegetable used in miyeok-guk.
Did you know?Miyeok-guk, or seaweed soup, is traditionally eaten after childbirth and on birthdays, linking miyeok with Korean practices of nourishment and remembrance.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Modern Korean
Korean
미역
“Edible seaweed; the native Korean term from which the modern romanization derives.”
Middle Korean
Middle Korean
미역
“A historical form of the same Korean seaweed word; its deeper etymology is uncertain.”
20th Century
Revised Romanization
miyeok
“Romanized representation of Korean 미역.”
Modern English
English
miyeok
“An English culinary loanword for Korean edible seaweed, especially in references to Korean cuisine.”