백금

Korean

Chemical element
Pt
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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白金, from 白 (“white”) + 金 (“gold”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 白金(はっきん) (hakkin).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛk̚k͈ɯm] ~ [pe̞k̚k͈ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [백끔/벡끔]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baekgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeggeum
McCune–Reischauer?	paekkŭm
Yale Romanization?	payk.kum

Noun

백금 • (baekgeum) (hanja 白金)

1. platinum

   Synonym: 플래티나 (peullaetina)

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with 백색금(白色金) (baeksaekgeum, “white gold”).