이적

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Ijeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Ijeog
McCune–Reischauer?Ijŏk
Yale Romanization?īcek

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 異跡, 異蹟

Noun

이적 • (ijeok) (hanja 異跡, 異蹟)

  1. miracle; mystery

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 移籍.

    Noun

    이적 • (ijeok) (hanja 移籍)

    1. entering a different household registry
    2. moving to a different group (especially athletes or actors)

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 夷狄.

      Noun

      이적 • (ijeok) (hanja 夷狄)

      1. barbarians (peoples inhabiting regions peripheral to the historical Chinese heartland)

      Etymology 4

        Sino-Korean word from 利敵, from (beneift) + (enemy).

        Noun

        이적 • (ijeok) (hanja 利敵)

        1. benefiting the enemy