오락

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 娛樂 (“entertainment”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɾa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)락]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?orak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?olag
McCune–Reischauer?orak
Yale Romanization?ōlak

Noun

오락 • (orak) (hanja 娛樂)

  1. entertainment, amusement

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 五樂, from 五 (“five”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɾa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)락]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?orak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?olag
McCune–Reischauer?orak
Yale Romanization?ōlak

Noun

오락 • (orak) (hanja 五樂)

  1. (Buddhism) the five types of desire
    Synonym: 오종락(五種樂) (ojongnak)
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