오미자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五味子, from 五 (“five”) + 味 (“flavour”) + 子 (“child”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)mid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)미자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	omija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	omija
McCune–Reischauer?	omija
Yale Romanization?	ōmica

Noun

오미자 • (omija) (hanja 五味子)

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Schisandra chinensis (five-flavor berry, magnolia berry), a medicinal herb.

Derived terms

• 남오미자 (南五味子, namomija, “kadsura”)