희끗

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çik͈ɯt̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [히끋]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huikkeut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hui'kkeus
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭikkŭt
Yale Romanization?	huy.kkus

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

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

희끗 • (huikkeut)

1. with a patch of white

Derived terms

• 희끗희끗 (huikkeuthuikkeut)