"약" meaning in Korean

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Adverb

IPA: [ja̠k̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yak [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 約 (“approximately; about”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|約|gloss=approximately; about}} 約 (“approximately; about”), {{ko-etym-Sino|約|approximately; about}} Sino-Korean word from 約 (“approximately; about”), {{m|okm|약〮|tr=-}} 약〮, {{okm-l|약〮|yák}} 약〮 (Yale: yák) Head templates: {{ko-adverb|hanja=約}} 약 • (yak) (hanja 約)
  1. approximately; about Derived forms: the hanja entry at 約 for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (yak) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-약-ko-adv-0dMZatS3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ja̠k̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yak [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 藥 (“drug; medicine”), from the Middle Korean reading 약〮 (Yale: yák). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ko}}, {{m|ko|약}} 약 (yak), {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|藥|gloss=drug; medicine}} 藥 (“drug; medicine”), {{ko-etym-Sino|藥|drug; medicine}} Sino-Korean word from 藥 (“drug; medicine”), {{m|okm|약〮|tr=-}} 약〮, {{okm-l|약〮|yák}} 약〮 (Yale: yák) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=藥}} 약 • (yak) (hanja 藥)
  1. drug; medicine Derived forms: 약(藥)하다 (yakhada), the hanja entry at 藥 for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (yak) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-약-ko-noun-l7MwAK8m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ja̠k̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yak [romanization], [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 籥 (“ancient vertical bamboo flute”). Etymology templates: {{wp|약 (악기)|lang=ko}}, {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|籥|gloss=ancient vertical bamboo flute}} 籥 (“ancient vertical bamboo flute”), {{ko-etym-sino|籥|ancient vertical bamboo flute}} Sino-Korean word from 籥 (“ancient vertical bamboo flute”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=籥}} 약 • (yak) (hanja 籥)
  1. an ancient notched vertical bamboo flute of Chinese origin with three fingerholes used today only in Confucian ritual music and dance in South Korea Categories (topical): Musical instruments Derived forms: the hanja entry at 籥 for Sino-Korean compounds of 약 (yak) (alt: )
    Sense id: en-약-ko-noun-BGPRU9fy Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 3 0 97 0 Categories (other): Hanja readings, Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Hanja readings: 4 0 96 0 Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 99 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 2 0 98 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 2 0 98 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 6 0 94 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Syllable

IPA: [ja̠k̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yak [romanization]
Etymology: Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-약-ko-syllable-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "籥"
      },
      "expansion": "약 • (yak) (hanja 籥)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an ancient notched vertical bamboo flute of Chinese origin with three fingerholes used today only in Confucian ritual music and dance in South Korea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "notched",
          "notched"
        ],
        [
          "vertical",
          "vertical"
        ],
        [
          "bamboo",
          "bamboo"
        ],
        [
          "flute",
          "flute"
        ],
        [
          "fingerhole",
          "fingerhole"
        ],
        [
          "Confucian",
          "Confucian"
        ],
        [
          "ritual",
          "ritual"
        ],
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "dance",
          "dance"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠k̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[약]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "약"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hanja readings",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sino-Korean words",
    "ko:Musical instruments"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "etymology_text": "Korean reading of various Chinese characters.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yak",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "syllable",
  "senses": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠k̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[약]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "약"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Korean dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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