야래향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 夜來香.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɾɛʝa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ɾe̞ʝa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)래향/야(ː)레향]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yaraehyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yalaehyang
McCune–Reischauer?	yaraehyang
Yale Romanization?	yālayhyang

Noun

야래향 • (yaraehyang) (hanja 夜來香)

1. Tonking jasmine (Telosma cordata)