Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 대량(大量) (daeryang, mass) + 학살(虐殺) (haksal, slaughter).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daeryanghaksal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daelyanghagsal
McCune–Reischauer?taeryanghaksal
Yale Romanization?tāylyanghak.sal

Noun

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대량학살 (daeryanghaksal) (hanja 大量虐殺)

  1. massacre, genocide
    대량학살 자행하다daeryanghaksar-eul jahaenghadato commit genocide