사형

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 死刑 (death penalty, capital punishment)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ʝʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sahyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahyeong
McCune–Reischauer?sahyŏng
Yale Romanization?sāhyeng

Noun[edit]

사형 (sahyeong) (hanja 死刑)

  1. death penalty, capital punishment