대학살

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大虐殺.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)학쌀/데(ː)학쌀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daehaksal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daehagsal
McCune–Reischauer?	taehaksal
Yale Romanization?	tāyhak.sal

Noun

대학살 • (daehaksal) (hanja 大虐殺)

1. massacre
2. genocide, holocaust