해끗

Korean

Etymology

Related to the adjective 희다 (huida, “to be white”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [hɛk͈ɯt̚] ~ [he̞k͈ɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [해끋/헤끋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haekkeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hae'kkeus
McCune–Reischauer?	haekkŭt
Yale Romanization?	hay.kkus

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	희끗 (huikkeut)
Yang-form	해끗 (haekkeut)

해끗 • (haekkeut)

1. with a patch of pure or bright white

Derived terms

• 희끗희끗 (huikkeuthuikkeut)