앵초

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 櫻草, from 櫻 (“cherry”) + 草 (“grass”), from the resemblance of its flowers to cherry blossoms.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɛŋt͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [e̞ŋt͡ɕʰo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [앵초/엥초]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aengcho
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aengcho
    McCune–Reischauer?aengch'o
    Yale Romanization?ayngcho

    Noun

    앵초 • (aengcho) (hanja 櫻草)

    1. Japanese primrose (Primula sieboldii)
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