오미자
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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 五味子, from 五 (“five”) + 味 (“flavour”) + 子 (“child”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | omija |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | omija |
| McCune–Reischauer? | omija |
| Yale Romanization? | ōmica |
Noun
- (traditional Chinese medicine) Schisandra chinensis (five-flavor berry, magnolia berry), a medicinal herb.