야래향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜來香.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɾɛʝa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ɾe̞ʝa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)래향/야(ː)레향]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yaraehyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yalaehyang
McCune–Reischauer?yaraehyang
Yale Romanization?yālayhyang

Noun

야래향 • (yaraehyang) (hanja 夜來香)

  1. Tonking jasmine (Telosma cordata)
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