Korean

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Etymology

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개혁(改革) (gaehyeok, reform) +‎ 시키다 (-sikida, to cause to do, light verb meaning causation).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)ʝʌ̹kɕ͈icçida̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)ʝʌ̹kɕ͈icçida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaehyeoksikida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaehyeogsikida
McCune–Reischauer?kaehyŏksik'ida
Yale Romanization?kāyhyek.si.khita

Verb

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개혁시키다 (gaehyeoksikida) (infinitive 개혁시켜 or 개혁시키어, sequential 개혁시키니)

  1. to reform

Conjugation

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