사고

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 事故, from 事 (“event”) + 故 (“incident”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)고]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sago
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sago
    McCune–Reischauer?sago
    Yale Romanization?sāko

    Noun

    사고 • (sago) (hanja 事故)

    1. an accident
    Derived terms
    • 사망사고 (死亡事故, samangsago, “fatal accident”)
    • 교통사고 (交通事故, gyotongsago, “traffic accident”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 思考, from 思 (“idea”) + 考 (“pondering”)

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?sago
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?sago
      McCune–Reischauer?sago
      Yale Romanization?sako

      Noun

      사고 • (sago) (hanja 思考)

      1. thought; reflection
      Derived terms
      • 사고방식 (sagobangsik, “modes of thought”)

      Etymology 3

      Gerund form of 사다 (sada, “to buy”), formed through the suffix -고 (-go).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?sago
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?sago
      McCune–Reischauer?sago
      Yale Romanization?sako

      Verb

      사고 • (sago)

      1. buy, and ...
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