Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 損失.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)nɕʰiɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Noun

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손실 (sonsil) (hanja 損失)

  1. loss

Derived terms

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