야자수

Korean

Etymology

야자 (椰子, yaja, “palm”) + 수 (樹, su, “tree”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yajasu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yajasu
McCune–Reischauer?	yajasu
Yale Romanization?	yācaswu

Noun

야자수 • (yajasu) (hanja 椰子樹)

1. a palm tree