포악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暴惡.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)a̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)악]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?poak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?poag
McCune–Reischauer?p'oak
Yale Romanization?phōak

Noun

포악 • (poak) (hanja 暴惡)

  1. viciousness

Derived terms
  • 포악하다 (暴惡—, poakhada)
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