무악

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 巫樂, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 樂 (“music”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mua̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무악]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muag
McCune–Reischauer?	muak
Yale Romanization?	muak

Noun

무악 • (muak) (hanja 巫樂)

1. (shamanism) Korean shamanic music

   Synonym: 무속음악(巫俗音樂) (musogeumak)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 舞樂, from 舞 (“dance”) + 樂 (“music”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mua̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무악]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	muak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	muag
McCune–Reischauer?	muak
Yale Romanization?	muak

Noun

무악 • (muak) (hanja 舞樂)

1. Korean court music played to match court dance

   Synonyms: 춤음악(音樂) (chumeumak), 춤풍류(風流) (chumpungnyu)

   Hypernym: 아악(雅樂) (aak)