야자
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 椰子.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yaja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yaja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yaja |
| Yale Romanization? | yāca |
Noun
야자 • (yaja) (hanja 椰子)
- the coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree
Derived terms
- 야자나무 (椰子-, yajanamu, “a palm tree”)
- 야자수 (椰子樹, yajasu, “a palm tree”)
- 야자집게 (椰子-, yajajipge, “the coconut crab”)
- 코코야자 (-椰子, kokoyaja, “the coconut palm”)
See also
- 코코넛 (kokoneot, “coconut”)