탈춤

탈춤

Korean

탈춤 (talchum)

Etymology

From 탈 (tal, “mask”) +‎ 춤 (chum, “dance”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtʰa̠(ː)ʎt͡ɕʰum]
• Phonetic hangul: [탈(ː)춤]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	talchum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	talchum
McCune–Reischauer?	t'alch'um
Yale Romanization?	thālchwum

Noun

탈춤 • (talchum)

1. Talchum, a traditional Korean mask dance
2. mask dances in general