안개꽃

Korean

Etymology

안개 (an'gae, “fog, mist”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)nɡɛk͈o̞t̚] ~ [ˈa̠(ː)nɡe̞k͈o̞t̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [안(ː)개꼳/안(ː)게꼳]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?an'gaekkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?angae'kkoch
McCune–Reischauer?an'gaekkot
Yale Romanization?ānkay.kkoch

Noun

안개꽃 • (an'gaekkot)

  1. baby's breath (flowering plant in the genus Gypsophila)
  2. Particularly, Gypsophila elegans or showy baby's breath.
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