대학살

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大虐殺.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)학쌀/데(ː)학쌀]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehaksal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehagsal
McCune–Reischauer?taehaksal
Yale Romanization?tāyhak.sal

Noun

대학살 • (daehaksal) (hanja 大虐殺)

  1. massacre
  2. genocide, holocaust
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