Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 貪慾 (greed, avarice (selfish desire for more than is needed))

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tamyok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tam'yog
McCune–Reischauer?t'amyok
Yale Romanization?tham.yok

Noun

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탐욕 (tamyok) (hanja 貪慾)

  1. greediness, avarice (selfish desire for more than is needed)