할미꽃

Korean

할미꽃 (halmikkot)

Etymology

할미 (halmi, “grandmother; crone”) +‎ 꽃 (kkot, “flower”). This plant has flowers that droop downwards, like an old person's bent back.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ɭmik͈o̞t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [할미꼳]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	halmikkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	halmi'kkoch
McCune–Reischauer?	halmikkot
Yale Romanization?	hal.mi.kkoch

Noun

할미꽃 • (halmikkot)

1. Pulsatilla koreana, a pasque flower indigenous to Korea