아사

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 餓死, from 餓 (“hungry”) + 死 (“death”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    아사 • (asa) (hanja 餓死)

    1. death from starvation

    Derived terms

    • 아사하다 (餓死—, asahada, “to die of starvation”)
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