윤곽

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [junɡwa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [윤곽]

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

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”, in hani.co.kr, The Hankyoreh:

     확대된 글자들 사진에 '大(대)' '息(식)' '食(식)' 세 글자의 윤곽이 뚜렷이 보인다.

     Hwakdae-doen geulja-deul sajin-e 'dae' 'sik' 'sik' se geulja-ui yungwag-i tturyeosi boinda.

     The outline of the three characters 大, 息, and 食 are clearly visible in the zoomed-in photograph of the characters.

2. contours, outlines (of an event, etc.)
   • 2017 February 19, “'北남성 주도·독극물제조→외국여성 실행'…김정남 독살극 윤곽”, in yna.co.kr‎^[1], Yonhap News Agency:

     김정은 북한 노동당 위원장의 이복형 암살 사건에서 약학을 전공한 북한 국적의 용의자가 검거되면서 미궁에 빠져 있던 이번 사건의 윤곽이 조금씩 드러나고 있다.

     Gim-jeong'eun bukHan nodongdang wiwonjang-ui ibokhyeong amsal sageon-eseo yakhag-eul jeon'gong-han bukHan gukjeog-ui yong'uija-ga geomgeo-doemyeonseo migung-e ppajeo itdeon ibeon sageon-ui yun'gwag-i jogeumssik deureonago itda.

     With the arrest of a suspect of North Korean nationality who had majored in pharmacology in relation to North Korean Workers' Party Secretary Kim Jong-un's assassination of his half-brother, the outlines of this incident, which had been hitherto unclear, are slowly emerging.