은색

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 銀色, from 銀 (“silver”) + 色 (“colour, look, appearance”). See also Japanese 銀色(ぎんいろ) (gin'iro, “silver”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯnsʰɛk̚] ~ [ɯnsʰe̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [은색/은섹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eunsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eunsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?ŭnsaek
Yale Romanization?unsayk

Noun

은색 • (eunsaek) (hanja 銀色)

  1. silver (colour)
    Synonyms: 은(銀) (eun), 은(銀)빛 (eunbit)
    지평선에서 반짝이는 은색 빛살이 그녀 눈에 보였다. 바다였다!
    Jipyeongseon-eseo banjjag-i-neun eunsaek bitsar-i geunyeo nun-e boyeotda. Badayeotda!
    On the horizon, she saw a flash of silver—the sea!

See also
  • 은백색(銀白色) (eunbaeksaek, “silver-white”)
  • 은색(銀色)박쥐 (eunsaekbakjwi, “silvered bat”)
  • 은색(銀色)랑구르 (eunsaengnanggureu, “silvery langur”)
  • 은색(銀色)털박쥐 (eunsaekteolbakjwi, “silver-haired bat”)
  • 은색(銀色)마모셋 (eunsaengmamoset, “silvery marmoset”)
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