군사경찰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軍事警察, from 軍事 (“military”) + 警察 (“police”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈku(ː)nsʰa̠ɡjʌ̹ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [군(ː)사경찰]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gunsagyeongchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunsagyeongchal
McCune–Reischauer?kunsagyŏngch'al
Yale Romanization?kwūnsakyengchal

Noun

군사경찰 • (gunsagyeongchal) (hanja 軍事警察)

  1. military police
    Synonym: 헌병 (heonbyeong)
  2. military policeman
    Synonym: 헌병 (heonbyeong)
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