암살자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 暗殺者, from 暗殺 (“assassination”) + 者 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈa̠(ː)msʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [암(ː)살짜]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	amsalja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	amsalja
McCune–Reischauer?	amsalcha
Yale Romanization?	āmsalqca

Noun

암살자 • (amsalja) (hanja 暗殺者)

1. assassin
2. hitman, contract killer