Korean

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Etymology

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야자 (椰子, yaja, “palm”) + (, su, “tree”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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야자수 (yajasu) (hanja 椰子樹)

  1. a palm tree