암흑

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 暗黑, from 暗 (“dark”) + 黑 (“black”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    암흑 • (amheuk) (hanja 暗黑)

    1. dark (a complete or partial absence of light)

    Derived terms

    • 암흑하다 (amheukhada, “to be dark”)
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