타락

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 墮落

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	talag
McCune–Reischauer?	t'arak
Yale Romanization?	thālak

Noun

타락 • (tarak) (hanja 墮落)

1. corruption; depravity; degradation

Derived terms

• 타락하다 (墮落—, tarakhada)
• 타락되다 (墮落—, tarakdoeda)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 駝酪

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	talag
McCune–Reischauer?	t'arak
Yale Romanization?	thālak

Noun

타락 • (tarak) (hanja 駝酪)

1. (dated) cow's milk

   Synonym: 우유(牛乳) (uyu)