Korean

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Etymology

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야자 (椰子, yaja, “palm”) + 나무 (namu, “tree”)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠na̠mu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yajanamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yajanamu
McCune–Reischauer?yajanamu
Yale Romanization?yācanamu

Noun

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야자나무 (yajanamu) (hanja 椰子)

  1. a palm tree