마취목

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 馬醉木.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠t͡ɕʰɥimo̞k̚] ~ [ma̠t͡ɕʰymo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?machwimok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?machwimog
McCune–Reischauer?mach'wimok
Yale Romanization?ma.chwimok

Noun

마취목 • (machwimok) (hanja 馬醉木)

  1. An andromeda (plant of the genus Pieris), particularly a Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica).

Derived terms

  • 중국마취목 (中國馬醉木, junggungmachwimok, “Taiwan pieris”)