Hyphenation
black HandTurkish pronunciation
bläk händPronunciation
/ˈblak ˈhand/ /ˈblæk ˈhænd/
Etymology
[ 'blak ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably to Latin flagrare to burn, Greek phlegein.