어색

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 語塞

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)sʰe̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)색/어(ː)섹]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?eosaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?ŏsaek
    Yale Romanization?ēsayk

    Noun

    어색 • (eosaek) (hanja 語塞)

    1. being awkward

    Derived terms

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