암향

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暗香, from 暗 (“secret”) + 香 (“fragrance”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)mʝa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [암(ː)향]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?amhyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?amhyang
McCune–Reischauer?amhyang
Yale Romanization?āmhyang

Noun

암향 • (amhyang) (hanja 暗香)

  1. (literary) deep and subtle fragrance (typically of a flower)
    • 1870, 安玟英 (An Min-yeong), “梅花詞 (Maehwasa)”, in 金玉叢部 (Geumok Chongbu):
      쵹잡고갓가이사랑할졔암향조차부동터라
      Chok japgo gakkai sarang-hal je amhyang-jocha budong-teora
      When with a candle in hand, I loved you from near, your subtle fragrance too was in the air.
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