무악

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 巫樂, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 樂 (“music”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muag
McCune–Reischauer?muak
Yale Romanization?muak

Noun

무악 • (muak) (hanja 巫樂)

  1. (shamanism) Korean shamanic music
    Synonym: 무속음악(巫俗音樂) (musogeumak)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 舞樂, from 舞 (“dance”) + 樂 (“music”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?muak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?muag
McCune–Reischauer?muak
Yale Romanization?muak

Noun

무악 • (muak) (hanja 舞樂)

  1. Korean court music played to match court dance
    Synonyms: 춤음악(音樂) (chumeumak), 춤풍류(風流) (chumpungnyu)
    Hypernym: 아악(雅樂) (aak)
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