나락

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 那落／奈落 (那落 ／ 奈落), derived from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	narak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nalag
McCune–Reischauer?	narak
Yale Romanization?	nālak

Noun

나락 • (narak) (hanja 那落／奈落)

1. (Buddhism) hell

   Synonym: 지옥(地獄) (jiok)