아사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 餓死, from 餓 (“hungry”) + 死 (“death”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(Seoul dialect, key): [ˈa̠ːsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [아ː사]
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Noun

아사 • (asa) (hanja 餓死)

  1. death from starvation

Derived terms
  • 아사하다 (餓死—, asahada, “to die of starvation”)
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