여뀌

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 엿귀 (Yale: yes.kwuy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹k͈ɥi] ~ [jʌ̹k͈y]
• Phonetic hangul: [여뀌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeokkwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeo'kkwi
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏkkwi
Yale Romanization?	ye.kkwi

Noun

여뀌 • (yeokkwi)

1. knotweed

Derived terms

• 개여뀌 (gaeyeokkwi, “long-bristled smartweed, Persicaria longiseta”)
• 기생여뀌 (妓生--, gisaeng'yeokkwi, Persicaria viscosa)
• 이삭여뀌 (isagyeokkwi, “Asian jumpseed, Persicaria filiformis”)
• 털여뀌 (teoryeokkwi, “kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, Persicaria orientalis”)
• 흰꽃여뀌 (huinkkocheokkwi, Persicaria japonica)
• 흰여뀌 (huinyeokkwi, “pale persicaria, Persicaria lapathifolia”)