견과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 堅果, from 堅 (“hard”) + 果 (“fruit”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹nɡwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [견과]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyeon'gwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyeongwa
McCune–Reischauer?	kyŏn'gwa
Yale Romanization?	kyenkwa

Noun

견과 • (gyeon'gwa) (hanja 堅果)

1. nut (plant seed)

Related terms

• 열매 (yeolmae): fruit, nut