오색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五色, from 五 (“five”) + 色 (“color”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞sʰɛk̚] ~ [o̞sʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [오색/오섹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?osaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?osaeg
McCune–Reischauer?osaek
Yale Romanization?osayk

Noun

오색 • (osaek) (hanja 五色)

  1. the five colors (blue, yellow, red, white, black); all colors

Derived terms

  • 오색딱따구리 (osaekttakttaguri, “great spotted woodpecker”)
  • 오색영롱 (五色玲瓏, osaegyeongnong, “shining brilliantly in all five colors”)
  • 오색잡놈 (五色雜‒, osaekjamnom, “rogue”)
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