사형

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ʝʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)형]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Sahyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Sahyeong
McCune–Reischauer?Sahyŏng
Yale Romanization?sāhyeng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 死刑 (“death penalty, capital punishment”).

Noun

사형 • (sahyeong) (hanja 死刑)

  1. death penalty, capital punishment

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 私刑.

Noun

사형 • (sahyeong) (hanja 私刑)

  1. lynching
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