카투사

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English KATUSA.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰa̠(ː)tʰusʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [카(ː)투사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Katusa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Katusa
McCune–Reischauer?	K'at'usa
Yale Romanization?	khā.thwusa

Proper noun

카투사 • (Katusa)

1. (military) Korean Augmentation to the United States Army; a corps of South Korean military personnel seconded to the Eighth United States Army