개나리

Korean

개나리 (gaenari, “forsythia”).

Etymology

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 개나리 (Yale: kay-nali), from 개 (gae-, “of inferior quality”) +‎ 나리 (nari, “lily”) (Jang 2008, p. 247).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)na̠ɾi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)na̠ɾi]

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• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)나리/게(ː)나리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaenari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaenali
McCune–Reischauer?	kaenari
Yale Romanization?	kāynali

Noun

개나리 • (gaenari)

1. forsythia, often specifically the Korean forsythia Forsythia koreana.
2. Euphemistic form of 개새끼 (gaesaekki, “son of a bitch”).

Synonyms

• 연교 (連翹, yeon'gyo) (rare)
• 영춘 (迎春, yeongchun) (rare)

Derived terms

• 개나리꽃 (gaenarikkot, “forsythia blossom”)
• 개나리색 (gaenarisaek)
• 당개나리 (唐‒, danggaenari, “weeping forsythia”)

Further reading

• 개나리 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.