백합

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 百合, from 百 (“many”) + 合 (“combine”). Sense 'yuri' is a semantic loan from Japanese 百合.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛkʰa̠p̚] ~ [pe̞kʰa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [배캅/베캅]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baekhap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeghab
McCune–Reischauer?	paekhap
Yale Romanization?	payk.hap

Noun

백합 • (baekhap) (hanja 百合)

1. lily
2. venerid, Venus clam
3. yuri

Synonyms

• (lily): 나리 (nari)

Derived terms

• 백합나무 (baekhamnamu, “tulip tree”)