Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 死亡 (death) + (person).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ma̠ŋd͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?samangja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?samangja
McCune–Reischauer?samangja
Yale Romanization?sāmangca

Noun

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사망자 (samangja) (hanja 死亡者)

  1. dead person; deceased person