색

색 U+C0C9, 색 HANGUL SYLLABLE SAEG Composition: ㅅ + ㅐ + ㄱ ← 새 [U+C0C8] Hangul Syllables 샊 → [U+C0CA]

새색샊샋샌샍샎 샏샐샑샒샓샔샕 샖샗샘샙샚샛샜 생샞샟샠샡샢샣
사 ←	→ 샤

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 色 (“colour”), from the Middle Korean reading ᄉᆡᆨ〮 (Yale: sóyk), from Middle Chinese 色 (MC srik).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛk̚] ~ [sʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [색/섹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saeg
McCune–Reischauer?	saek
Yale Romanization?	sayk

Noun

색 • (saek) (hanja 色)

1. colour (UK), color (US)
2. Overt and excessive sexual interest or desire
3. (Buddhism) Worldly possessions

Synonyms

• 빛 (bit, “light; colour”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 色 for Sino-Korean compounds of 색 (色, saek).

Etymology 2

Adverb

색 • (saek)

1. (onomatopoeia) Sound of air passing through a narrow crease

See also

• 식 (sik, “Similar onomatopoeia, considered "softer"”)