Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 斬首.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)msʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamsu
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amsu
Yale Romanization?chāmswu

Noun

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참수 (chamsu) (hanja 斬首)

  1. beheading; decapitation

Derived terms

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