오미자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五味子, from 五 (“five”) + 味 (“flavour”) + 子 (“child”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)mid͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)미자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?omija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?omija
McCune–Reischauer?omija
Yale Romanization?ōmica

Noun

오미자 • (omija) (hanja 五味子)

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Schisandra chinensis (five-flavor berry, magnolia berry), a medicinal herb.

Derived terms

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