잔디

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ndi]
• Phonetic hangul: [잔디]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jandi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jandi
McCune–Reischauer?	chandi
Yale Romanization?	canti

Noun

잔디 • (jandi)

1. lawn, turf, sod, grass

   잔디밭에 잔디 씨를 흩뿌려라.

   Jandibat-e jandi ssi-reul heutppuryeora.

   Scatter the grass seed on the lawn.

2. Korean lawngrass (Zoysia japonica)

Synonyms

• (grass): 풀 (pul)
• (turf): 뗏장 (ttetjang), 토탄(土炭) (totan)
• (lawn): 잔디밭 (jandibat)

Derived terms

• 갯잔디 (gaetjandi, Zoysia sinica)
• 금잔디 (金—, geumjandi, Zoysia tenuifolia)
• 왕잔디 (王—, wangjandi, Zoysia macrostachya)
• 인조잔디 (人造—, injojandi, “artificial turf”)