암향

암향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暗香, from 暗 (“secret”) + 香 (“fragrance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa̠ːmʝja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [암ː향]

Revised Romanization? amhyang Revised Romanization (translit.)? amhyang McCune–Reischauer? amhyang Yale Romanization? āmhyang

Noun

암향 • (amhyang) (hanja 暗香)

1. (literary) deep and subtle fragrance (typically of a flower)
   • 1870, 安玟英 (An Min-yeong), “梅花詞 (Maehwasa)”, in 金玉叢部 (Geumok Chongbu):

     쵹잡고갓가이사랑할졔암향조차부동터라

     Chok japgo gakkai sarang-hal je amhyang-jocha budong-teora

     When with a candle in hand, I loved you from near, your subtle fragrance too was in the air.