암향

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 暗香, from 暗 (“secret”) + 香 (“fragrance”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    암향 • (amhyang) (hanja 暗香)

    1. (literary) deep and subtle fragrance (typically of a flower)
      • 1870, 安玟英 (An Min-yeong), “梅花詞 (Maehwasa)”, in 金玉叢部 (Geumok Chongbu):
        쵹잡고갓가이사랑할졔암향조차부동터라
        Chok japgo gakkai sarang-hal je amhyang-jocha budong-teora
        When with a candle in hand, I loved you from near, your subtle fragrance too was in the air.
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