사꾸라

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 사쿠라 (sakura) (prescribed standard)

Etymology

From Japanese 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”), presumably borrowed under colonial rule (1910—1945).

Numerous etymologies have been proposed. One is that it is a clipping of Japanese 桜肉 (sakura niku, “horsemeat”), referring to a fraud where horsemeat was falsely packaged as beef. Another is that it is from the Japanese slang use of 桜 as "shill" or "swindle".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sʰa̠k͈uɾa̠]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [사꾸라]
Revised Romanization? sakkura
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sakkula
McCune–Reischauer? sakkura
Yale Romanization? sakkwula

Noun

사꾸라 • (sakkura)

  1. (politics) a spy or agent for the opposing political party
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a fraud
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