목련

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 木蓮

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[mo̞ŋɲjʌ̹n]
Phonetic Hangul[몽년]

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

Noun

목련 • (mongnyeon) (hanja 木蓮)

magnolia

Synonyms

목란 (木蘭, mongnan)

Derived terms

백목련 (白木蓮, baengmongnyeon, “white magnolia”)
자목련 (紫木蓮, jamongnyeon, “purple magnolia”)

Related terms

목 (木, mok, “tree, wood”)
련 (蓮, ryeon, “lotus, water lily”)
란 (蘭, ran, “orchid”)

See also

모란 (牡丹, moran, “peony”)
목단 (牧丹, mokdan, “peony”)

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