색경

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 석경 (石鏡, seokgyeong, “stone glass”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛk̚k͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [sʰe̞k̚k͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [색꼉/섹꼉]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saekgyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saeggyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	saekkyŏng
Yale Romanization?	sayk.kyeng

Noun

색경 • (saekgyeong)

1. (Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Pyongan, Hamgyong) mirror
   • 2009 January 31, 김세기 [gimsegi], “주름살 없애는 수술 [jureumsal eopsaeneun susul]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 강원도 평창군 용평면 [gang'wondo pyeongchanggun yongpyeongmyeon]:

     '이게 뭐인가?’ 하고 색경을 이래 보니...

     Ige mwoin'ga?’ ha-go saekgyeong-eul irae bo-ni...

     After looking in the mirror like this and saying, 'what is this?'...