떡갈나무

Korean

Etymology

떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) +‎ 갈나무 (gallamu, “Japanese emperor oak”). Historically the leaves were used to wrap and steam rice cakes.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ʌ̹k̚k͈a̠ɭɭa̠mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [떡깔라무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteokgallamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteoggalnamu
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŏkkallamu
Yale Romanization?	ttek.kalnamu

Noun

떡갈나무 • (tteokgallamu)

1. Japanese emperor oak, daimyo oak (Quercus dentata)

Derived terms

• 산떡갈나무 (santteokgallamu)