화목

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火木, from 火 (“fire”) + 木 (“wood”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)mo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)목]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwamok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwamog
McCune–Reischauer?hwamok
Yale Romanization?hwāmok

Noun

화목 • (hwamok) (hanja 火木)

  1. firewood
    Synonyms: 장작(長斫) (jangjak), 땔나무 (ttaellamu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 和睦 (“harmony”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwamok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwamog
McCune–Reischauer?hwamok
Yale Romanization?hwamok

Noun

화목 • (hwamok) (hanja 和睦)

  1. harmony, peace, concord
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 花木, from 花 (“flower”) + 木 (“tree”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwamok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwamog
McCune–Reischauer?hwamok
Yale Romanization?hwamok

Noun

화목 • (hwamok) (hanja 花木)

  1. a flowering tree
    Synonyms: 화수(花樹) (hwasu), 꽃나무 (kkonnamu)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 樺木 (“birch”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwamok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwamog
McCune–Reischauer?hwamok
Yale Romanization?hwamok

Noun

화목 • (hwamok) (hanja 樺木)

  1. birch (wood or tree)
    Synonym: 자작나무 (jajangnamu)
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