흑색

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 黑色, from (black) + (color).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [xɯks͈ɛk̚] ~ [xɯks͈e̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heuksaek
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heugsaeg
    McCune–Reischauer?hŭksaek
    Yale Romanization?huk.sayk

    Noun

    흑색 • (heuksaek) (hanja 黑色)

    1. black (colour)
      흑색:  
      Synonym: (heuk)
      Antonym: 백색 (baeksaek, white)

    Derived terms

    • 흑색증 (黑色症, heuksaekjeung, “melanism”)