개오동

Korean

Etymology

개- (gae-, “wild, worthless”) +‎ 오동(梧桐) (odong, “paulownia tree”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)o̞do̞ŋ] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)o̞do̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)오동/게(ː)오동]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gae'odong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gae'odong
McCune–Reischauer?kaeodong
Yale Romanization?kāy.otong

Noun

개오동 • (gae'odong)

  1. A catalpa, especially the yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata).
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