태극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 太極

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[tʰe̞ɡɯk̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[태극]
Revised Romanization? taegeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)? taegeug
McCune–Reischauer? t'aegŭk
Yale Romanization? thaykuk

Noun

태극 • (taegeuk)

  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
  • 태극기 (taegeukgi)
  • 삼색의태극 (samsaeguitaegeuk)
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