아악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雅樂

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈa̠(ː)a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)악]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aag
McCune–Reischauer?	aak
Yale Romanization?	āak

Noun

아악 • (aak) (hanja 雅樂)

1. the ancient court ritual music of Korea, of Chinese origin