색
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| 새색샊샋샌샍샎 샏샐샑샒샓샔샕 샖샗샘샙샚샛샜 생샞샟샠샡샢샣 | |
| 사 ← | → 샤 |
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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 色 (“colour”), from the Middle Korean reading ᄉᆡᆨ〮 (Yale: sóyk), from Middle Chinese 色 (MC srik).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰɛk̚] ~ [sʰe̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [색/섹]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | saek |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saeg |
| McCune–Reischauer? | saek |
| Yale Romanization? | sayk |
Noun
색 • (saek) (hanja 色)
- colour (UK), color (US)
- Overt and excessive sexual interest or desire
- (Buddhism) Worldly possessions
Synonyms
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 色 for Sino-Korean compounds of 색 (色, saek).
Etymology 2
Adverb
색 • (saek)
- (onomatopoeia) Sound of air passing through a narrow crease
See also
- 식 (sik, “Similar onomatopoeia, considered "softer"”)