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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 白堊, from 白 (“white”) + 堊 (“whitewash, plaster”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | baegak |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | baeg'ag |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | paegak |
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| Yale Romanization? | payk.ak |
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Noun
백악 • (baegak) (hanja 白堊)
- chalk, chalkstone
- white clay
- white wall
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