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Table 3 Phonemes of classic Korean in the 15th century that uniquely remain in the names of 25 species

From: Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Jeju Island, Korea

Scientific name

Standard Korean name

Local name on Jeju Island

Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai

Soemureup

Arisaema amurense for. serratum (Nakai) Kitag.

Cheonnamseong

Breea segeta (Willd.) Kitam. f. segeta

Jobaengi

Cirsium japonicum var. maackii (Maxim.) Matsum.

Eonggeongkwi

Citrus junos Siebold ex Tanaka

Yujanamu

Citrus tenuissima Tanaka.

Dangyujanamu

Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold

Hwasalnamu

Euscaphis japonica (Thunb.) Kanitz

Malojumttae

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Memil

Gardenia jasminoides Ellis

Chijanamu

Lagenaria leucantha Rusby

Bak

Luffa cylindrica Roem.

Susemioi

Melia azedarach L.

Meolguseulnamu

Polygonum aviculare L.

Madipul

Poncirus trifoliata Raf.

Taengjanamu

Prunus tomentosa Thunb.

Aengdonamu

Raphanus sativus L.

Mu

Ricinus communis L.

Pimaja

Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.

Omija

Solanum nigrum L. var. nigrum

Kkamajung

Sophora flavescens Solander ex Aiton

Gosam

Torreya nucifera (L.) Siebold & Zucc.

Bijanamu

Viola mandshurica W. Becker

Jebikkot

Zanthoxylum piperitum (L.) DC.

Chopinamu

Zanthoxylum planispinum Siebold & Zucc.

Gaesancho