피고석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 被告席.

Pronunciation

  • (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

피고석 • (pigoseok) (hanja 被告席)

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