공작

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Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gongjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongjag
McCune–Reischauer?kongjak
Yale Romanization?kōngcak

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 工作

Noun

공작 • (gongjak) (hanja 工作)

  1. craft; maneuver

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 公爵 (“duke”)

Noun

공작 • (gongjak) (hanja 公爵)

  1. duke

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 孔雀 (“peacock”)

Noun

공작 • (gongjak) (hanja 孔雀)

  1. peacock
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