암살자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 暗殺者, from 暗殺 (“assassination”) + 者 (“-er”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)msʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [암(ː)살짜]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?amsalja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?amsalja
    McCune–Reischauer?amsalcha
    Yale Romanization?āmsalqca

    Noun

    암살자 • (amsalja) (hanja 暗殺者)

    1. assassin
    2. hitman, contract killer
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