락

락 U B77D, 락 HANGUL SYLLABLE RAG Composition: ㄹ ㅏ ㄱ ← 라 [U B77C] Hangul Syllables 띾 → [U B77E]

라락띾띿란랁랂 랃랄랅랆랇랈랉 랊랋람랍랎랏랐 랑랒랓랔랕랖랗
띠 ←	→ 래

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [락]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	rak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lag
McCune–Reischauer?	rak
Yale Romanization?	lak

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English rock.

Noun

락 • (rak)

1. Alternative spelling of 록 (rok, “(music) rock”)

Usage notes

Though the standard notation for English loanwords is set to Received Pronunciation, most speakers in South Korea tend to transliterate the pronunciation into American accents. In this case, "록" is the only recognised spelling used by the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

락 (rak)

More information

1. 落: fall

   (eumhun reading: 떨어질 락 (tteoreojil rak))
   (MC reading: 落 (MC lak))

2. 樂: to enjoy; happiness; pleasure

   (eumhun reading: 즐길 락 (jeulgil rak))
   (MC reading: 樂 (MC ngaewH|ngaewk|lak))

3. 絡: enmesh, wrap around; web, net

   (eumhun reading: 헌솜 락 (heonsom rak))
   (MC reading: 絡 (MC lak))

4. 珞:

   (MC reading: 珞 (MC lak))

5. 酪:

   (MC reading: 酪 (MC lak))

6. 烙:

   (MC reading: 烙 (MC lak))

7. 駱:

   (MC reading: 駱 (MC lak))

8. 洛:

   (MC reading: 洛 (MC lak))

9. 嗠:

   (MC reading: 嗠)

10. 犖:

    (MC reading: 犖 (MC laewk))

11. 雒: type of owl

    (eumhun reading: 수리부엉이 락 (suribueong'i rak))
    (MC reading: 雒 (MC lak))

12. 格: to become blocked or closed

    (eumhun reading: 막힐 락 (makhil rak))
    (MC reading: 格 (MC kak|kaek))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 낙 (nak) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 락 (rak) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• 낙 (nak) (South Korea)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]