앵초

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 櫻草, from 櫻 (“cherry”) + 草 (“grass”), from the resemblance of its flowers to cherry blossoms.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɛŋt͡ɕʰo̞] ~ [e̞ŋt͡ɕʰo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [앵초/엥초]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aengcho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aengcho
McCune–Reischauer?	aengch'o
Yale Romanization?	ayngcho

Noun

앵초 • (aengcho) (hanja 櫻草)

1. Japanese primrose (Primula sieboldii)