오색

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 五色, from 五 (“five”) + 色 (“color”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞sʰɛk̚] ~ [o̞sʰe̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [오색/오섹]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?osaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?osaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?osaek
    Yale Romanization?osayk

    Noun

    오색 • (osaek) (hanja 五色)

    1. the five colors (blue, yellow, red, white, black); all colors

    Derived terms

    • 오색딱따구리 (osaekttakttaguri, “great spotted woodpecker”)
    • 오색영롱 (五色玲瓏, osaegyeongnong, “shining brilliantly in all five colors”)
    • 오색잡놈 (五色雜‒, osaekjamnom, “rogue”)
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