아악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 雅樂

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)a̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aag
    McCune–Reischauer?aak
    Yale Romanization?āak

    Noun

    아악 • (aak) (hanja 雅樂)

    1. the ancient court ritual music of Korea, of Chinese origin