백악

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛɡa̠k̚] ~ [pe̞ɡa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [배각/베각]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baegak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeg'ag
McCune–Reischauer?	paegak
Yale Romanization?	payk.ak

Noun

백악 • (baegak) (hanja 白堊)

1. chalk, chalkstone