침엽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 針葉, from 針 (“needle, pin”) + 葉 (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰimjʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [치몁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chimyeop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chim'yeob
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'imyŏp
Yale Romanization?	chim.yep

Noun

침엽 • (chimyeop) (hanja 針葉)

1. needle, a needle-shaped leaf, (especially) pine needles

Derived terms

• 침엽수(針葉樹) (chimyeopsu, “conifer”)
• 침엽수림(針葉樹林) (chimyeopsurim, “coniferous forest”)