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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 仙人掌 (“cactus”)
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | seoninjang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seon'injang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏninjang |
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| Yale Romanization? | sen.in.cang |
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Noun
선인장 • (seoninjang) (hanja 仙人掌)
- cactus
Synonyms
- 떡꽃 (tteokkkot) (Jeju dialect)
Derived terms
- 보검선인장 (寶劍仙人掌, bogeomseoninjang, “prickly pear cactus”)