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백악

백악

Korean

Noun

백악 • ‎(baegak) ‎(hanja 白堊)

  1. chalk, chalkstone

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白堊, from 白 ‎(“white”) + 堊 ‎(“whitewash, plaster”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ̝ɡa̠k̚/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 배각
Romanizations
Revised transcription baegak
Revised transliteration baeg-ag
McCune–Reischauer paegak
Yale payk.ak

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