고독사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 孤獨死, from 孤獨 (“loneliness”) + 死 (“death”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞do̞ks͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [고독싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	godoksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	godogsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kodoksa
Yale Romanization?	kotok.sa

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	고독사하다

고독사 • (godoksa) (hanja 孤獨死)

1. kodokushi, lonely death