고살

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 故殺.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞sʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [고살]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosal
McCune–Reischauer?	kosal
Yale Romanization?	kosal

Noun

고살 • (gosal) (hanja 故殺)

1. (law) manslaughter (voluntary)

   Hypernym: 살인(殺人) (sarin, “homicide, murder”)

   Coordinate term: 모살(謀殺) (mosal, “murder”)

Usage notes

South Korean law does not currently distinguish between murder and manslaughter.