야자

Korean

야자

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 椰子.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)자]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	yaja
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	yaja
McCune–Reischauer^?	yaja
Yale Romanization^?	yāca

Noun

야자 • (yaja) (hanja 椰子)

the coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree

Derived terms

야자나무 (椰子-, yajanamu, “a palm tree”)
야자수 (椰子樹, yajasu, “a palm tree”)
야자집게 (椰子-, yajajipge, “the coconut crab”)
코코야자 (-椰子, kokoyaja, “the coconut palm”)

See also

코코넛 (kokoneot, “coconut”)

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