대량학살

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 대량(大量) (daeryang, “mass”) + 학살(虐殺) (haksal, “slaughter”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)량학쌀/데(ː)량학쌀]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeryanghaksal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daelyanghagsal
McCune–Reischauer?taeryanghaksal
Yale Romanization?tāylyanghak.sal

Noun

대량학살 • (daeryanghaksal) (hanja 大量虐殺)

  1. massacre, genocide
    대량학살을 자행하다 ― daeryanghaksar-eul jahaenghada ― to commit genocide
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