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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 死體 (“dead body”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 死体 (shitai).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | sache |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sache |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sach'e |
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| Yale Romanization? | sā.chey |
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Noun
사체 • (sache) (hanja 死體)
- carcass (of an animal)
- (criminal law) corpse, cadaver (of the victim)
- 사체은닉죄 ― sacheeunnikjoe ― crime of hiding a corpse
Usage notes
- In normal contexts, 사체 (死體, sache) is rare for human bodies and rather demeaning when used.
- Normal words for human corpses are 시체 (屍體, siche) and 시신 (屍身, sisin).