사망

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 死亡 (“death”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	samang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	samang
McCune–Reischauer?	samang
Yale Romanization?	sāmang

Noun

사망 • (samang) (hanja 死亡)

1. death

Synonyms

• 죽음 (jugeum)