개회나무

Korean

Etymology

개- (gae-, “dog; wild”) +‎ 회나무 (hoenamu, “spindle tree”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)βwe̞na̠mu] ~ [ˈkɛ(ː)ɦø̞na̠mu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)βwe̞na̠mu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ɦø̞na̠mu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)훼나무/개(ː)회나무/게(ː)훼나무/게(ː)회나무]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaehoenamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaehoenamu
McCune–Reischauer?kaehoenamu
Yale Romanization?kāyhoynamu

Noun

개회나무 • (gaehoenamu)

  1. Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata)

Derived terms

  • 꽃개회나무 (kkotgaehoenamu, Syringa wolfii)
  • 털개회나무 (teolgaehoenamu, Syringa patula)
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