야자나무

Korean

Etymology

야자 (椰子, yaja, “palm”) + 나무 (namu, “tree”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠na̠mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)자나무]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yajanamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yajanamu
McCune–Reischauer?	yajanamu
Yale Romanization?	yācanamu

Noun

야자나무 • (yajanamu) (hanja 椰子)

1. a palm tree