참주

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 僭主.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰa̠(ː)md͡ʑu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참(ː)주]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chamju
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chamju
McCune–Reischauer?ch'amju
Yale Romanization?chāmcwu

Noun

참주 • (chamju) (hanja 僭主)

  1. tyrant; despot

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