Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), c. 1460, as Middle Korean 개욤나모 (Yale: kayyom-namwo).

By surface analysis, 개암 (gaeam, hazelnut) +‎ 나무 (namu, tree).

 
개암나무 (gaeamnamu)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeamnamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeamnamu
McCune–Reischauer?kaeamnamu
Yale Romanization?kay.amnamu

Noun

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개암나무 (gaeamnamu)

  1. hazel tree
  2. Corylus heterophylla, the Asian hazelnut, in particular

Derived terms

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