투구꽃

Korean

투구꽃 (tugukkot)

Etymology

투구 (tugu, “helmet”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”). This plant has flowers that resemble an ancient soldier's helmet. See also English monkshood, also named after the flower.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰuɡuk͈o̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [투구꼳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tugukkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tugu'kkoch
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ugukkot
Yale Romanization?	thwukwu.kkoch

Noun

투구꽃 • (tugukkot)

1. aconite; monkshood; a poisonous herb of the genus Aconitum