개나리

Korean
개나리 (gaenari, “forsythia”).

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 개〯나리〮 (Yale: kǎy-nàlí), from 개 (gae-, “of inferior quality”) +‎ 나리 (nari, “lily”) (Jang 2008, p. 247).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)na̠ɾi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)na̠ɾi]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)나리/게(ː)나리]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaenari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaenali
McCune–Reischauer?kaenari
Yale Romanization?kāynali

Noun

개나리 • (gaenari)

  1. forsythia, often specifically the Korean forsythia Forsythia koreana.
  2. Euphemistic form of 개새끼 (gaesaekki, “son of a bitch”).

Synonyms
  • 연교 (連翹, yeon'gyo) (rare)
  • 영춘 (迎春, yeongchun) (rare)

Derived terms
  • 개나리꽃 (gaenarikkot, “forsythia blossom”)
  • 개나리색 (gaenarisaek)
  • 당개나리 (唐‒, danggaenari, “weeping forsythia”)

Further reading
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