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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 먹 (Yale: mek).
From Old Chinese 墨 (OC *mlɯːɡ, “inkstick”), an ancient pre-Sino-Korean borrowing (Lee and Ramsey 2011, p. 76). The Sino-Korean reading is 묵 (墨, muk).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | meok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | meog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | mek |
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Noun
먹 • (meok)
- inkstick
- (before certain nouns) pitch-black
Derived terms
- 먹가오리 (meokgaori)
- 먹갈치 (meokgalchi)
- 먹구름 (meokgureum)
- 먹물 (meongmul)
- 먹붕장어 (meokbungjang'eo)
- 먹수건 (meoksugeon)