상락

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 上洛 (“visiting the capital city”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ŋna̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [상(ː)낙]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanglag
McCune–Reischauer?sangnak
Yale Romanization?sānglak

Noun

상락 • (sangnak) (hanja 上洛)

  1. a visit to the capital; visiting the capital (the act of)
Derived terms
  • 상락(上洛)하다 (sangnakhada, “to visit the capital”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 常樂, from 常 (“always”) + 樂 (“enjoy”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sangnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanglag
McCune–Reischauer?sangnak
Yale Romanization?sanglak

Noun

상락 • (sangnak) (hanja 常樂)

  1. (Buddhism) constant pleasure (a state of being in nirvana)
Derived terms
  • 상락아정(常樂我淨) (sangnagajeong, “the four virtues of nirvana in Buddhism”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 常樂 (“Sheung Lok”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Sangnak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sanglag
McCune–Reischauer?Sangnak
Yale Romanization?sanglak

Proper noun

상락 • (Sangnak) (hanja 常樂)

  1. Sheung Lok (one of 22 constituencies in the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong)
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