이끼

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 이ᇧ (Yale: isk).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ik͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [이끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ikki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	i'kki
McCune–Reischauer?	ikki
Yale Romanization?	i.kki

Noun

이끼 • (ikki)

1. moss

Derived terms

• 꽃이끼 (kkochikki, “reindeer moss”)
• 물긴가지이끼 (mulgin'gajiikki, “floating crystalwort”)
• 우산이끼 (雨傘‒, usanikki, “thallose liverwort”)
• 은행이끼 (銀杏‒, eunhaeng'ikki, “fringed heartwort”)