Korean

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Etymology

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성폭행(性暴行) (seongpokhaeng) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋpʰo̞kʰɛŋɦa̠da̠] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋpʰo̞kʰe̞ŋɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongpokhaenghada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongpoghaenghada
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngp'okhaenghada
Yale Romanization?sēngphok.haynghata

Verb

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성폭행하다 (seongpokhaenghada) (infinitive 성폭행해 or 성폭행하여, sequential 성폭행하니)

  1. (transitive) to rape
    Synonym: 강간(强姦)하다 (gangganhada)

Conjugation

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