무악

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 巫樂, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 樂 (“music”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?muak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?muag
    McCune–Reischauer?muak
    Yale Romanization?muak

    Noun

    무악 • (muak) (hanja 巫樂)

    1. (shamanism) Korean shamanic music
      Synonym: 무속음악(巫俗音樂) (musogeumak)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 舞樂, from 舞 (“dance”) + 樂 (“music”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?muak
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?muag
      McCune–Reischauer?muak
      Yale Romanization?muak

      Noun

      무악 • (muak) (hanja 舞樂)

      1. Korean court music played to match court dance
        Synonyms: 춤음악(音樂) (chumeumak), 춤풍류(風流) (chumpungnyu)
        Hypernym: 아악(雅樂) (aak)
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