아사

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 餓死, from (hungry) + (death).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
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Noun[edit]

아사 (asa) (hanja 餓死)

  1. death from starvation

Derived terms[edit]