당악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 唐樂.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dang'ak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dang'ag
McCune–Reischauer?	tangak
Yale Romanization?	tangak

Noun

당악 • (dang'ak) (hanja 唐樂)

1. Tang music
2. traditional Korean music derived from Tang tradition

   Coordinate term: 향악(鄕樂) (hyang'ak, “indigenous Korean music”)