경악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 驚愕.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjʌ̹ŋa̠k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [경악]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gyeong'ak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gyeong'ag
McCune–Reischauer^?	kyŏngak
Yale Romanization^?	kyengak

Noun

경악 • (gyeong'ak) (hanja 驚愕)

astonishment; shock
그 는 소식 을 듣고 경악을 금치 못했다.
geu-neun sosig-eul deutgo gyeong'ag-eul geumchi mothaetda.
He couldn't be more surprised after hearing the news.
- 1917, Yi Kwang-su, 이광수(李光洙), “어린 벗에게 (eorin beosege) [To a Young Lover]”, in 靑(청)春(춘), numbers 9-11:
  얼굴 에는 驚(경)愕(악)한 빗 이 보이더이다.
  Eolgur-eneun gyeong'akhan bis-i boideoida.
  The face was full of shock.

Derived terms

경악하다 (驚愕—, gyeong'akhada)
경악스럽다 (驚愕—, gyeong'akseureopda)