태극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太極.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛɡɯk̚] ~ [tʰe̞ɡɯk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [태극/테극]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?taegeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?taegeug
McCune–Reischauer?t'aegŭk
Yale Romanization?thaykuk

Noun

태극 • (taegeuk) (hanja 太極)

  1. The Absolute: the condition as it existed before the creation of the world.
  2. Tai Chi
  3. taiji (a symbol of yin-yang and South Korea).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: taegeuk
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