닥나무

닥나무

Korean

닥나무 (dangnamu)

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 닥나모 (Yale: tak-namwo), equivalent to 닥 (dak, “paper mulberry”) +‎ 나무 (namu, “tree”).

As paper-making was introduced from China, compare Old Chinese 楮 (OC *taːʔ, *tʰaʔ, “paper mulberry”), although the correspondences are imperfect.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ta̠ŋna̠mu]
• Phonetic hangul: [당나무]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dangnamu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dagnamu
McCune–Reischauer?	tangnamu
Yale Romanization?	taknamu

Noun

닥나무 • (dangnamu)

1. paper mulberry (trees of the genus Broussonetia)
2. In particular, Broussonetia kazinoki.