백합

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 百合, from 百 (“many”) + 合 (“combine”). Sense 'yuri' is a semantic loan from Japanese 百合.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛkʰa̠p̚] ~ [pe̞kʰa̠p̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [배캅/베캅]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?baekhap
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeghab
    McCune–Reischauer?paekhap
    Yale Romanization?payk.hap

    Noun

    백합 • (baekhap) (hanja 百合)

    1. lily
    2. venerid, Venus clam
    3. yuri

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