당악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 唐樂.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ta̠ŋa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dang'ak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dang'ag
    McCune–Reischauer?tangak
    Yale Romanization?tangak

    Noun

    당악 • (dang'ak) (hanja 唐樂)

    1. Tang music
    2. traditional Korean music derived from Tang tradition
      Coordinate term: 향악(鄕樂) (hyang'ak, indigenous Korean music)