어색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 語塞

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)sʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)색/어(ː)섹]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosaeg
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsaek
Yale Romanization?ēsayk

Noun

어색 • (eosaek) (hanja 語塞)

  1. being awkward

Derived terms

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