개암나무

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), c. 1460, as Middle Korean 개욤나모 (Yale: kayyom-namwo).

Synchronically, 개암 (gaeam, “hazelnut”) +‎ 나무 (namu, “tree”).

개암나무 (gaeamnamu)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(Seoul dialect, key): [kɛa̠mna̠mu]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [개암나무]
Revised Romanization? gaeamnamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gaeamnamu
McCune–Reischauer? kaeamnamu
Yale Romanization? kayamnamu

Noun

개암나무 • (gaeamnamu)

  1. hazel tree
  2. Corylus heterophylla, the Asian hazelnut, in particular
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