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