백금

Korean

Chemical element
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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白金, from 白 (“white”) + 金 (“gold”). Borrowed from Japanese 白金 (hakkin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[pe̞k̚k͈ɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[백끔]
Revised Romanization? baekgeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? baeggeum
McCune–Reischauer? paekkŭm
Yale Romanization? paykqkum

Noun

백금 • (baekgeum) (hanja 白金)

  1. platinum

Synonyms

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