가혹

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 苛酷.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)βo̞k̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)혹]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gahok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gahog
    McCune–Reischauer?kahok
    Yale Romanization?kāhok

    Noun

    가혹 • (gahok) (hanja 苛酷)

    1. severity; cruelty

    Derived terms

    • 가혹하다 (苛酷—, gahokhada)
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