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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 虐殺, from 虐 (“brutal”) + 殺 (“to kill”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | haksal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hagsal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | haksal |
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| Yale Romanization? | hak.sal |
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Noun
학살 • (haksal) (hanja 虐殺)
- massacre; slaughter
Derived terms
- 집단학살 (集團虐殺, jipdanhaksal, “mass slaughter”)
- 도살 (屠殺, dosal, “butchery”)