얼음꽃

Korean

Etymology

얼음 (eoreum, “ice”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”)

얼음꽃 (eoreumkkot)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɾɯmk͈o̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [어름꼳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eoreumkkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eol'eumkkoch
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏrŭmkkot
Yale Romanization?	el.umkkoch

Noun

얼음꽃 • (eoreumkkot)

1. (poetic) frost patterns

   Synonym: 성에 (seong'e)

   창문에 따스한 숨을 내쉬고 얼음꽃이 녹는 것을 지켜보았다.

   changmun-e ttaseuhan sum-eul naeswigo eoreumkkoch-i nongneun geos-eul jikyeoboatda.

   I exhaled a warm breath onto the window, and watched how the ice-flowers melted.

See also

• 불꽃 (bulkkot, “flame, spark”)