개암나무

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), c. 1460, as Middle Korean 개욤나모 (Yale: kayyom-namwo).

By surface analysis, 개암 (gaeam, “hazelnut”) +‎ 나무 (namu, “tree”).

개암나무 (gaeamnamu)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛa̠mna̠mu] ~ [ke̞a̠mna̠mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [개암나무/게암나무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaeamnamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaeamnamu
McCune–Reischauer?	kaeamnamu
Yale Romanization?	kay.amnamu

Noun

개암나무 • (gaeamnamu)

1. hazel tree
2. Corylus heterophylla, the Asian hazelnut, in particular

Derived terms

• 유럽개암나무 (yureopgaeamnamu)