Korean

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Etymology

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Presumably Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 동백꽃 (冬柏, dongbaekkkot, “Camellia flower”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongbakkkot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongbagkkoch
McCune–Reischauer?tongbakkot
Yale Romanization?tongpak.kkoch

Noun

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동박꽃 (dongbakkkot)

  1. (Gangwon, Yeongseo) the spicebush, more specifically the Japanese spicebush.
    Synonym: (Standard Korean) 생강나무 (saenggangnamu) Synonym: (Yeongseo dialect) 동백꽃 (dongbaekkkot)
  2. (Gangwon) the Camellia flower.