나락

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 那落／奈落 (那落 ／ 奈落), derived from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ɾa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나(ː)락]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?narak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nalag
McCune–Reischauer?narak
Yale Romanization?nālak

Noun

나락 • (narak) (hanja 那落／奈落)

  1. (Buddhism) hell
    Synonym: 지옥(地獄) (jiok)
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