참수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 斬首.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)msʰu]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [참(ː)수]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsu
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsu
Yale Romanization?chāmswu

Noun

참수 • (chamsu) (hanja 斬首)

  1. beheading; decapitation

Derived terms
  • 참수하다 (斬首—, chamsuhada)
  • 참수되다 (斬首—, chamsudoeda)
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