야자수

Korean

Etymology

야자 (椰子, yaja, “palm”) + 수 (樹, su, “tree”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)자수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yajasu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yajasu
McCune–Reischauer?yajasu
Yale Romanization?yācaswu

Noun

야자수 • (yajasu) (hanja 椰子樹)

  1. a palm tree
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