Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 暗黑街.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)mɣɯk̚k͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amheukga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amheugga
McCune–Reischauer?amhŭkka
Yale Romanization?āmhuk.ka

Noun

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암흑가 (amheukga) (hanja 暗黑街)

  1. (criminal) underworld