나무
namu · TOPIK 1
tree, wood
🌳🪵 namu sounds like gnaw-moo: a beaver gnaws wood, a cow moos under a tree
Say na-mu aloud and it echoes gnaw-moo. Beavers gnaw wood; cows rest and moo under a tree. One word covers both the living tree and the timber, just as 나무 does in Korean.