오락

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 娛樂 (“entertainment”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	orak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	olag
McCune–Reischauer?	orak
Yale Romanization?	ōlak

Noun

오락 • (orak) (hanja 娛樂)

1. entertainment, amusement

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 五樂, from 五 (“five”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	orak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	olag
McCune–Reischauer?	orak
Yale Romanization?	ōlak

Noun

오락 • (orak) (hanja 五樂)

1. (Buddhism) the five types of desire

   Synonym: 오종락(五種樂) (ojongnak)