해고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 解雇 (“dismissal; discharge”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)ɡo̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)고/헤(ː)고]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haego
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haego
McCune–Reischauer?	haego
Yale Romanization?	hāyko

Noun

해고 • (haego) (hanja 解雇)

1. dismissal; discharge

Derived terms

• 일시 해고 (一時解雇, ilsi haego, “layoff”)
• 해고하다 (haegohada)