까막
Korean
Etymology
From 까맣다 (kkamata, “pitch black”) + 악 (-ak, “diminutive ending”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈a̠ma̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [까막]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | kkamak |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkamag |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kkamak |
| Yale Romanization? | kkamak |
Prefix
까막— • (kkamak-)
- black, dark, darkening
- flickering, wavering, winking
Derived terms
- 까막까막 (kkamakkkamak, “flickering, wavering, winking”)
- 까막거리다 (kkamakgeorida, “to flicker, to waver; to wink”)
- 까막눈 (kkamangnun, “illiterate”)
- 까막딱따구리 (kkamakttakttaguri, “black woodpecker”)
- 까막잡기 (kkamakjapgi, “blind man's bluff”)