암탉

Korean

Alternative forms

• 암닭 (amdak) — common misspelling

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 암ᄐᆞᆰ (amtholk), from 아ᇡ (amh, “female (non-human)”) +‎ ᄃᆞᆰ (tolk, “chicken”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠mtʰa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [암탁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	amtak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	amtalg
McCune–Reischauer?	amt'ak
Yale Romanization?	amthalk

Noun

암탉 • (amtak)

1. hen (female chicken)

   Antonym: 수탉 (sutak)