얼음꽃

Korean

Etymology

얼음 (eoreum, “ice”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoreumkkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eol'eumkkoch
McCune–Reischauer?ŏrŭmkkot
Yale Romanization?el.umkkoch

Noun

얼음꽃 • (eoreumkkot)

  1. (poetic) frost patterns
    Synonym: 성에 (seong'e)
    창문에 따스한 숨을 내쉬고 얼음꽃이 녹는 것을 지켜보았다.
    changmun-e ttaseuhan sum-eul naeswigo eoreumkkoch-i nongneun geos-eul jikyeoboatda.
    I exhaled a warm breath onto the window, and watched how the ice-flowers melted.

See also

  • 불꽃 (bulkkot, “flame, spark”)
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