어색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 語塞

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈɘ(ː)sʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)색/어(ː)섹]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eosaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eosaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏsaek
Yale Romanization?	ēsayk

Noun

어색 • (eosaek) (hanja 語塞)

1. being awkward

Derived terms

• 어색하다 (eosaekhada, “(to be) awkward”)