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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 殺人, from 殺 (“kill”) + 人 (“person”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sarin |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sal'in |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sarin |
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| Yale Romanization? | sal.in |
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Noun
살인 • (sarin) (hanja 殺人)
- murder, homicide
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 살인(殺人)하다 (sarinhada, “to kill another human”)
- 살인자(殺人者) (sarinja, “murderer, murderess”)
- 살인범(殺人犯) (sarinbeom, “serial killer”)
- 살인적(殺人的) (sarinjeok, “killing, terrible”)