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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 暗香, from 暗 (“secret”) + 香 (“fragrance”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | amhyang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | amhyang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | amhyang |
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| Yale Romanization? | āmhyang |
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Noun
암향 • (amhyang) (hanja 暗香)
- (literary) deep and subtle fragrance (typically of a flower)
1870, 安玟英 (An Min-yeong), “梅花詞 (Maehwasa)”, in 金玉叢部 (Geumok Chongbu):쵹잡고갓가이사랑할졔암향조차부동터라- Chok japgo gakkai sarang-hal je amhyang-jocha budong-teora
- When with a candle in hand, I loved you from near, your subtle fragrance too was in the air.