까마중

Korean

까마중 (kkamajung)

Etymology

Related to 까맣다 (kkamata, “to be black”), after the color of the berries when ripe.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠ma̠d͡ʑuŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [까마중]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkamajung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkamajung
McCune–Reischauer?	kkamajung
Yale Romanization?	kkamacwung

Noun

까마중 • (kkamajung)

1. black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

Synonyms

• 개땡깔 (gaettaengkkal), 먹땡깔 (meokttaengkkal), 깜또라지 (kkamttoraji) — dialectal