대량학살

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 대량(大量) (daeryang, “mass”) + 학살(虐殺) (haksal, “slaughter”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɾja̠ŋɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɾja̠ŋɦa̠ks͈a̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)량학쌀/데(ː)량학쌀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daeryanghaksal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daelyanghagsal
McCune–Reischauer?	taeryanghaksal
Yale Romanization?	tāylyanghak.sal

Noun

대량학살 • (daeryanghaksal) (hanja 大量虐殺)

1. massacre, genocide

   대량학살을 자행하다 ― daeryanghaksar-eul jahaenghada ― to commit genocide