Korean edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “nativisation of 임금(林檎)? namu.wiki states it‘s derived from 임금(林檎) but the pronunciation was changed to differentiate from 임금(king)”

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neunggeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neunggeum
McCune–Reischauer?nŭnggŭm
Yale Romanization?nungkum

Noun edit

능금 (neunggeum)

  1. The fruit of the Chinese pearleaf crabapple.

Derived terms edit

  • 능금나무 (neunggeumnamu, “Chinese pearleaf crabapple”)