현학

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 玄學, from 玄 (“profound, mysterious”) + 學 (“learning, -ology”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹nɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [현학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?	hyen.hak

Noun

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄學)

1. deep and complex theories that are difficult to comprehend

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

2. (philosophy) Xuanxue

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 衒學, from 衒 (“boast, brag”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?	hyēn.hak

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	현학하다

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 衒學)

1. boasting about one's knowledge or education; pretending to be a scholar

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Derived terms

• 현학적(衒學的) (hyeonhakjeok, determiner)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 顯學, from 顯 (“renowned, prominent”) + 學 (“learning, knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)nɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)학]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?	hyēn.hak

Noun

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 顯學)

1. prominent field of study or school of thought; renowned scholar

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 玄鶴, from 玄 (“black; deep, profound”) + 鶴 (“crane (bird)”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çʌ̹nɦa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [현학]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonhak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonhag
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnhak
Yale Romanization?	hyen.hak

Noun

현학 • (hyeonhak) (hanja 玄鶴)

1. black crane; old crane

Derived terms

• 현학금 (玄鶴琴, hyeonhakgeum, “geomungo”)