태극

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 太極.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛɡɯk̚] ~ [tʰe̞ɡɯk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [태극/테극]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?taegeuk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?taegeug
    McCune–Reischauer?t'aegŭk
    Yale Romanization?thaykuk

    Noun

    태극 • (taegeuk) (hanja 太極)

    1. The Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world.
    2. Tai Chi
    3. taiji (a symbol of yin-yang and South Korea).

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → English: taegeuk
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