매화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 梅花 (“plum blossom”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛβwa̠] ~ [me̞βwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [매화/메화]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maehwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maehwa
McCune–Reischauer?	maehwa
Yale Romanization?	mayhwa

Noun

매화 • (maehwa) (hanja 梅花)

1. Prunus mume, a fruit tree
2. plum blossom, a blossom of this tree

Synonyms

• 매화꽃 (maehwakkot)
• 매실나무 (maesillamu)