오색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五色, from 五 (“five”) + 色 (“color”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞sʰɛk̚] ~ [o̞sʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [오색/오섹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	osaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	osaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	osaek
Yale Romanization?	osayk

Noun

오색 • (osaek) (hanja 五色)

1. the five colors (blue, yellow, red, white, black); all colors

Derived terms

• 오색딱따구리 (osaekttakttaguri, “great spotted woodpecker”)
• 오색영롱 (五色玲瓏, osaegyeongnong, “shining brilliantly in all five colors”)
• 오색잡놈 (五色雜‒, osaekjamnom, “rogue”)