남색

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 藍色.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠msʰɛk̚] ~ [na̠msʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [남색/남섹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	namsaek
Yale Romanization?	namsayk

Noun

남색 • (namsaek) (hanja 藍色)

1. navy blue

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 男色.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠msʰɛk̚] ~ [na̠msʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [남색/남섹]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namsaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namsaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	namsaek
Yale Romanization?	namsayk

Noun

남색 • (namsaek) (hanja 男色)

1. male homosexuality

See also

Colors in Korean · 색깔 (saekkkal), 빛 (bit), 빛깔 (bitkkal) (layout · text)

흰색 (huinsaek), 하얀색 (hayansaek), 하양 (hayang)	회색 (hoesaek), 잿빛 (jaetbit), 쥐색 (jwisaek), 납빛 (napbit), 창백색 (changbaeksaek), 재빛 (jaebit)	검은색 (geomeunsaek), 검정색 (geomjeongsaek), 까만색 (kkamansaek), 검정 (geomjeong)
붉은색 (bulgeunsaek), 빨간색 (ppalgansaek), 빨강 (ppalgang), 빨간빛 (ppalganbit); 진홍색 (jinhongsaek), 심홍색 (simhongsaek), 선홍색 (seonhongsaek)	주황색 (juhwangsaek), 귤색 (gyulsaek), 등색 (deungsaek), 오렌지색 (orenjisaek); 갈색 (galsaek), 밤색 (bamsaek), 고동색 (godongsaek), 구릿빛 (guritbit), 구리빛 (guribit)	노란색 (noransaek), 노랑 (norang), 누른빛 (nureunbit); 베이지색 (beijisaek), 미색 (misaek), 다색 (dasaek)
연두색 (yeondusaek)	초록색 (choroksaek), 녹색 (noksaek)	민트색 (minteusaek); 암록색 (amnoksaek), 풀빛 (pulbit), 심록색 (simnoksaek)
옥색 (oksaek); 청록색 (cheongnoksaek)	하늘색 (haneulsaek), 옅은파랑색 (yeoteunparangsaek)	파란색 (paransaek), 푸른색 (pureunsaek), 파랑 (parang)
보라색 (borasaek), 보라빛 (borabit), 보라밤빛 (borabambit); 남색 (namsaek)	자주색 (jajusaek), 자홍색 (jahongsaek); 보라색 (borasaek), 보라 (bora)	분홍색 (bunhongsaek), 담홍색 (damhongsaek), 핑크 (pingkeu)