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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