백악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 白堊, from 白 (“white”) + 堊 (“whitewash, plaster”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛɡa̠k̚] ~ [pe̞ɡa̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [배각/베각]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?baegak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeg'ag
    McCune–Reischauer?paegak
    Yale Romanization?payk.ak

    Noun

    백악 • (baegak) (hanja 白堊)

    1. chalk, chalkstone
    2. white clay
    3. white wall

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from 백악 (noun)
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