Etymology 1Edit
Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄩᅥᆨ (Yale: pthek). Onomatopoeic.
PronunciationEdit
Revised Romanization? |
tak | Revised Romanization (translit.)? |
tag | McCune–Reischauer? |
t'ak | Yale Romanization? |
thak |
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IdeophoneEdit
탁 • (tak)
- (onomatopoeia) with a sudden collision
- (onomatopoeia) with spitting
- 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.
- (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.
Usage notesEdit
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 2Edit
Reading of various hanja.
탁 • (tak)
- 託: request
- (eumhun reading: 부탁할 탁 (butakhal tak))
(MC reading: 託 (MC tʰɑk̚))
- 濁: flow
- (eumhun reading: 흐릴 탁 (heuril tak))
(MC reading: 濁 (MC ɖˠʌk̚))
- 卓: height
- (eumhun reading: 높을 탁 (nopeul tak))
(MC reading: 卓 (MC ʈˠʌk̚))
- 鐸: bell
- (eumhun reading: 목탁 탁 (moktak tak))
(MC reading: 鐸 (MC dɑk̚))
- 濯: cleaning
- (eumhun reading: 씻을 탁 (ssiseul tak))
(MC reading: 濯 (MC ɖˠauH, ɖˠʌk̚))
- 擢: picking
- (eumhun reading: 뽑을 탁 (ppobeul tak))
(MC reading: 擢 (MC ɖˠʌk̚))
- 琢: polishing
- (eumhun reading: 쫄 탁 (jjol tak))
(MC reading: 琢 (MC ʈˠʌk̚))
- 托: appointing
- (eumhun reading: 맡길 탁 (matgil tak))
(MC reading: 托)
- 倬: bigness
- (eumhun reading: 클 탁 (keul tak))
(MC reading: 倬 (MC ʈˠʌk̚))
- 啄: pecking
- (eumhun reading: 쫄 탁 (jjol tak))
(MC reading: 啄 (MC tuk̚, ʈˠʌk̚))
- 柝: openness
- (eumhun reading: 열 탁 (yeol tak))
(MC reading: 柝)
- 度: scheming
- (eumhun reading: 꾀할 탁 (kkoehal tak))
(MC reading: 度 (MC duoH, dɑk̚))
- 拓: cultivation
- (eumhun reading: 개척할 탁 (gaecheokhal tak))
(MC reading: 拓 (MC tʰɑk̚, t͡ɕiᴇk̚))
- 坼: bursting
- (eumhun reading: 터질 탁 (teojil tak))
(MC reading: 坼)
- 晫: brightness
- (eumhun reading: 밝을 탁 (balgeul tak))
(MC reading: 晫 (MC ʈˠʌk̚, ʈʰˠʌk̚))
- 琸: name
- (eumhun reading: 사람 이름 탁 (saram ireum tak))
(MC reading: 琸)