검사

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 檢査, from 檢 (“examining”) + 査 (“inquiring”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomsa
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmsa
Yale Romanization?kēmsa

Noun

검사 • (geomsa) (hanja 檢査)

  1. examination

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 檢事, from 檢 (“examining”) + 事 (“work”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomsa
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmsa
Yale Romanization?kēmsa

Noun

검사 • (geomsa) (hanja 檢事)

  1. public prosecutor
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