야래향

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 夜來香.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɾɛʝa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ɾe̞ʝa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)래향/야(ː)레향]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yaraehyang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yalaehyang
    McCune–Reischauer?yaraehyang
    Yale Romanization?yālayhyang

    Noun

    야래향 • (yaraehyang) (hanja 夜來香)

    1. Tonking jasmine (Telosma cordata)
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