선인장

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 仙人掌 (“cactus”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹niɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [서닌장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seoninjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seon'injang
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏninjang
Yale Romanization?	sen.in.cang

Noun

선인장 • (seoninjang) (hanja 仙人掌)

1. cactus

Synonyms

• 떡꽃 (tteokkkot) (Jeju dialect)

Derived terms

• 보검선인장 (寶劍仙人掌, bogeomseoninjang, “prickly pear cactus”)