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Korean
Etymology
From 까맣다 (kkamata, “pitch black”) + 악 (-ak, “diminutive ending”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kkamak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kkamag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kkamak |
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| Yale Romanization? | kkamak |
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Prefix
까막— • (kkamak-)
- black, dark, darkening
- flickering, wavering, winking
Derived terms
- 까막까막 (kkamakkkamak, “flickering, wavering, winking”)
- 까막거리다 (kkamakgeorida, “to flicker, to waver; to wink”)
- 까막눈 (kkamangnun, “illiterate”)
- 까막딱따구리 (kkamakttakttaguri, “black woodpecker”)
- 까막잡기 (kkamakjapgi, “blind man's bluff”)