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)

1. magnolia

   Synonym: 목란(木蘭) (mongnan)

   목련이 하얀 꽃을 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”)