은색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 銀色, from 銀 (“silver”) + 色 (“colour, look, appearance”). See also Japanese 銀色(ぎんいろ) (gin'iro, “silver”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯnsʰɛk̚] ~ [ɯnsʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [은색/은섹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eunsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eunsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭnsaek
Yale Romanization?	unsayk

Noun

은색 • (eunsaek) (hanja 銀色)

1. silver (colour)

   Synonyms: 은(銀) (eun), 은(銀)빛 (eunbit)

   지평선에서 반짝이는 은색 빛살이 그녀 눈에 보였다. 바다였다!

   Jipyeongseon-eseo banjjag-i-neun eunsaek bitsar-i geunyeo nun-e boyeotda. Badayeotda!

   On the horizon, she saw a flash of silver—the sea!

See also

• 은백색(銀白色) (eunbaeksaek, “silver-white”)
• 은색(銀色)박쥐 (eunsaekbakjwi, “silvered bat”)
• 은색(銀色)랑구르 (eunsaengnanggureu, “silvery langur”)
• 은색(銀色)털박쥐 (eunsaekteolbakjwi, “silver-haired bat”)
• 은색(銀色)마모셋 (eunsaengmamoset, “silvery marmoset”)