목련

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 木蓮 (“magnolia”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞ŋɲʌ̹n]
Phonetic hangul: [몽년]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mongnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	moglyeon
McCune–Reischauer^?	mongnyŏn
Yale Romanization^?	moklyen

Noun

목련 • (mongnyeon) (hanja 木蓮)

magnolia
Synonym: 목란(木蘭) (mongnan)

목련이 하얀 꽃 을 피웠다.
Mongnyeon-i hayan kkoch-eul piwotda.
The white magnolias have blossomed.

Derived terms

백목련(白木蓮) (baengmongnyeon, “white magnolia”)
자목련(紫木蓮) (jamongnyeon, “purple magnolia”)
목련(木蓮)꽃 (mongnyeonkkot, “magnolia flower”)
목련과(木蓮科) (mongnyeon'gwa, “Magnoliaceae”)

Related terms

목(木) (mok, “tree, wood”)
련(蓮) (ryeon, “lotus, water lily”)
란(蘭) (ran, “orchid”)
모란(牡丹) (moran, “peony”)
목단(牧丹) (mokdan, “peony”)

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