마취목

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 馬醉木.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠t͡ɕʰɥimo̞k̚] ~ [ma̠t͡ɕʰymo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?machwimok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?machwimog
    McCune–Reischauer?mach'wimok
    Yale Romanization?ma.chwimok

    Noun

    마취목 • (machwimok) (hanja 馬醉木)

    1. An andromeda (plant of the genus Pieris), particularly a Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica).

    Derived terms

    • 중국마취목 (中國馬醉木, junggungmachwimok, “Taiwan pieris”)