무궁화

Korean

무궁화 (mugunghwa)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 無窮花, from 無窮 (“eternity”) + 花 (“flower”), literally "eternal flower."

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɡuŋβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [무궁화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mugunghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mugunghwa
McCune–Reischauer?	mugunghwa
Yale Romanization?	mukwunghwa

Noun

무궁화 • (mugunghwa) (hanja 無窮花)

1. Hibiscus syriacus; rose of Sharon (a national symbol of Korea)

See also

• hibiscus syriacus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia