사극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 史劇.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡɯk̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)극]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sageuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sageug
McCune–Reischauer?sagŭk
Yale Romanization?sākuk

Noun

사극 • (sageuk) (hanja 史劇)

  1. period drama
    Synonym: 역사극(歷史劇) (yeoksageuk)
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