교수대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 絞首臺

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kjosʰudɛ] ~ [kjosʰude̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [교수대/교수데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyosudae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyosudae
McCune–Reischauer?	kyosudae
Yale Romanization?	kyoswutay

Noun

교수대 • (gyosudae) (hanja 絞首臺)

1. gallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging by the neck)

Synonyms

• 십자가 (十字架, sipjaga, “cross”)
• 단두대 (斷頭臺, dandudae, “guillotine”)

Related terms

• 교수 (絞首, gyosu, “hanging a person by the neck”), (literally) "throttling the head"
• 교수형 (絞首刑, gyosuhyeong, “capital punishment,execution by hanging”)

See also

• 걸다 (geolda, “to hang, suspend”)
• 걸이 (geori, “hanger”)
• 목걸이 (mokgeori, “necklace”)
• 목매달다 (mongmaedalda, “to hang (a person) by the neck”)

교수대