Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 被告席.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)ɡo̞sʰʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?pigoseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?pigoseog
McCune–Reischauer?p'igosŏk
Yale Romanization?phīkosek

Noun

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피고석 (pigoseok) (hanja 被告席)

  1. (law) dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits)