태극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太極

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɡɯk̚] ~ [tʰe̞ɡɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [태극/테극]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taegeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taegeug
McCune–Reischauer?	t'aegŭk
Yale Romanization?	thaykuk

Noun

태극 • (taegeuk) (hanja 太極)

1. The Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world
2. Tai Chi
3. taiji, a symbol of yin-yang and South Korea.

Derived terms

• 태극기 (taegeukgi)

Descendants

• → English: taegeuk