검시

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 檢屍.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geomsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomsi
McCune–Reischauer?kŏmsi
Yale Romanization?kēmsi

Noun

검시 • (geomsi) (hanja 檢屍)

  1. autopsy

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 檢視.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)mɕʰi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geomsi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geomsi
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏmsi
    Yale Romanization?kēmsi

    Noun

    검시 • (geomsi) (hanja 檢視)

    1. forensic autopsy