탁

탁 U+D0C1, 탁 HANGUL SYLLABLE TAG Composition: ㅌ + ㅏ + ㄱ Dubeolsik input: x-k-r ← 타 [U+D0C0] Hangul Syllables 탂 → [U+D0C2]

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄩᅥᆨ (Yale: pthek). Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangeul: [탁]

Revised Romanization? tak Revised Romanization (translit.)? tag McCune–Reischauer? t'ak Yale Romanization? thak

Ideophone

탁 • (tak)

1. (onomatopoeia) with a sudden collision
2. (onomatopoeia) with spitting
3. with a sudden release or dissipation of a pent up emotion
   • 방 안의 긴장은 탁 풀렸다.

     Bang anui ginjang-eun tak pullyeotda.

     The tension in the room dissipated all of a moment.

4. (of a physical space) widely set out in an invigorating manner
   • 탁 트인 초원을 보니 너무 기쁘다.

     Tak teu-in chowoneul boni neomu gippeuda.

     I'm so happy to see this endlessly wide plain.

See also

• 딱 (ttak)

Usage notes

탁 (tak) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 턱 (teok).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.

Etymology 2

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

탁 • (tak)

1. 託: request

   (eumhun reading: 부탁할 탁 (butakhal tak))
   (MC reading: 託 (MC tʰɑk̚))

2. 濁: flow

   (eumhun reading: 흐릴 탁 (heuril tak))
   (MC reading: 濁 (MC ɖˠʌk̚))

3. 卓: height

   (eumhun reading: 높을 탁 (nopeul tak))
   (MC reading: 卓 (MC ʈˠʌk̚))

4. 鐸: bell

   (eumhun reading: 목탁 탁 (moktak tak))
   (MC reading: 鐸 (MC dɑk̚))

5. 濯: cleaning

   (eumhun reading: 씻을 탁 (ssiseul tak))
   (MC reading: 濯 (MC ɖˠau^H, ɖˠʌk̚))

6. 擢: picking

   (eumhun reading: 뽑을 탁 (ppobeul tak))
   (MC reading: 擢 (MC ɖˠʌk̚))

7. 琢: polishing

   (eumhun reading: 쫄 탁 (jjol tak))
   (MC reading: 琢 (MC ʈˠʌk̚))

8. 托: appointing

   (eumhun reading: 맡길 탁 (matgil tak))
   (MC reading: 托)

9. 倬: bigness

   (eumhun reading: 클 탁 (keul tak))
   (MC reading: 倬 (MC ʈˠʌk̚))

10. 啄: pecking

    (eumhun reading: 쫄 탁 (jjol tak))
    (MC reading: 啄 (MC tuk̚, ʈˠʌk̚))

11. 柝: openness

    (eumhun reading: 열 탁 (yeol tak))
    (MC reading: 柝)

12. 度: scheming

    (eumhun reading: 꾀할 탁 (kkoehal tak))
    (MC reading: 度 (MC duo^H, dɑk̚))

13. 拓: cultivation

    (eumhun reading: 개척할 탁 (gaecheokhal tak))
    (MC reading: 拓 (MC tʰɑk̚, t͡ɕiᴇk̚))

14. 坼: bursting

    (eumhun reading: 터질 탁 (teojil tak))
    (MC reading: 坼)

15. 晫: brightness

    (eumhun reading: 밝을 탁 (balgeul tak))
    (MC reading: 晫 (MC ʈˠʌk̚, ʈʰˠʌk̚))

16. 琸: name

    (eumhun reading: 사람 이름 탁 (saram ireum tak))
    (MC reading: 琸)