포악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 暴惡.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)a̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?poak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?poag
    McCune–Reischauer?p'oak
    Yale Romanization?phōak

    Noun

    포악 • (poak) (hanja 暴惡)

    1. viciousness

    Derived terms

    • 포악하다 (暴惡, poakhada)