포악

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暴惡.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰo̞(ː)a̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [포(ː)악]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	poak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	poag
McCune–Reischauer?	p'oak
Yale Romanization?	phōak

Noun

포악 • (poak) (hanja 暴惡)

1. viciousness

Derived terms

• 포악하다 (暴惡—, poakhada)