Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 輪廓 (contour, outline).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yun'gwak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yungwag
McCune–Reischauer?yun'gwak
Yale Romanization?yunkwak
South Korean
Standard Language
윤곽 (yun'gwak)
North Korean
Standard Language
륜곽 (ryun'gwak)

Noun

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윤곽 (yun'gwak) (hanja 輪廓)

  1. outline, profile, silhouette (of a face, an image, etc.)
    Synonyms: 아웃라인 (autrain), 실루엣 (silluet)
    • 2015 December 30, ““크게 쉬고 먹었다”…울진 성류굴은 신라인들의 휴양지 [“keuge swigo meogeotda”…uljin seongnyugureun sillaindeurui hyuyangji]”, in hani.co.kr, The Hankyoreh:
      확대된 글자 사진 '()' '()' '()' 글자 윤곽 뚜렷이 보인다.
      Hwakdae-doen geulja-deul sajin-e 'dae' 'sik' 'sik' se geulja-ui yungwag-i tturyeosi boinda.
      The outline of the three characters , , and are clearly visible in the zoomed-in photograph of the characters.
  2. contours, outlines (of an event, etc.)