토란

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 土 (“earth”) + 卵 (“egg”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰo̞ɾa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [토란]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	toran
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tolan
McCune–Reischauer?	t'oran
Yale Romanization?	tholan

Noun

토란 • (toran) (hanja 土卵)

1. (botanical) Taro, a tropical food plant, Colocasia esculenta