아사
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 餓死, from 餓 (“hungry”) + 死 (“death”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)sʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)사]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | asa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | asa |
McCune–Reischauer? | asa |
Yale Romanization? | āsa |
Noun edit
- death from starvation