낮

Korean

나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳
끼 ←	→ 내

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 낮 (Yale: nac). Related to 날 (nal, “day, time”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [낟]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naj
McCune–Reischauer?	nat
Yale Romanization?	nac

Noun

낮 • (nat)

1. daytime; noon

   낮 열두 시에

   nat yeoldu si-e

   at twelve p.m.

Antonyms

• (daytime): 밤 (bam, “night”)

Meronyms

• (daytime): 아침 (achim, “morning”), 오후 (ohu, “afternoon”)

Derived terms

• 낮거리 (natgeori, “sexual intercourse in daylight”)
• 낮도깨비 (natdokkaebi, “goblin in daylight”)
• 낮잠 (natjam, “nap (during the daylight), siesta”)
• 낮참 (natcham, “lunch, midday meal; or midday break”)