과로사

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 過勞死, from 過勞 (“overwork”) + 死 (“death”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 過労死 (karōshi).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)ɾo̞sʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)로사]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwarosa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwalosa
    McCune–Reischauer?kwarosa
    Yale Romanization?kwālosa

    Noun

    과로사 • (gwarosa) (hanja 過勞死)

    1. karoshi, death from overwork

    Descendants

    • → English: gwarosa
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