까막

Korean

Etymology

From 까맣다 (kkamata, “pitch black”) +‎ 악 (-ak, “diminutive ending”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠ma̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [까막]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkamak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkamag
McCune–Reischauer?	kkamak
Yale Romanization?	kkamak

Prefix

까막— • (kkamak-)

1. black, dark, darkening
2. flickering, wavering, winking

Derived terms

• 까막까막 (kkamakkkamak, “flickering, wavering, winking”)
• 까막거리다 (kkamakgeorida, “to flicker, to waver; to wink”)
• 까막눈 (kkamangnun, “illiterate”)
• 까막딱따구리 (kkamakttakttaguri, “black woodpecker”)
• 까막잡기 (kkamakjapgi, “blind man's bluff”)