감로

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 甘露, from 甘 (“sweet”) + 露 (“dew”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠mno̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [감노]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamno
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamlo
McCune–Reischauer?	kamno
Yale Romanization?	kamlo

Noun

감로 • (gamno) (hanja 甘露)

1. honeydew
2. (Buddhism) amrita, nectar

Derived terms

• 감로수 (감로水, gamnosu): sugar water
• 감로주 (감로酒, gamnoju): A sweet kind of liquor

Related terms

• 감 (甘, gam): sweet, tasty
• 로 (露, ro): dew
• 이슬 (iseul): dew