사꾸라
Korean edit
Alternative forms edit
- 사쿠라 (sakura) (prescribed standard)
Etymology edit
From Japanese 桜 (sakura, “cherry blossom”), presumably borrowed under colonial rule (1910–1945).
Numerous etymologies have been proposed. One is that it is a clipping of Japanese 桜肉 (sakura niku, “horsemeat”), referring to a fraud where horsemeat was falsely packaged as beef. Another is that it is from the Japanese slang use of 桜 as "shill" or "swindle".
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠k͈uɾa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [사꾸라]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sakkura |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sa'kkula |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sakkura |
| Yale Romanization? | sa.kkwula |
Noun edit
사꾸라 • (sakkura)
- (politics) a spy or agent for the opposing political party
- (colloquial, derogatory) a fraud