험악

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 險惡.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)ma̠k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [허(ː)막]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heomak
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heom'ag
    McCune–Reischauer?hŏmak
    Yale Romanization?hēm.ak

    Noun

    험악 • (heomak) (hanja 險惡)

    1. danger
    2. sternness
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