목련

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)

1. 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”)