가혹

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 苛酷.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)βo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)혹]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gahok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gahog
McCune–Reischauer?kahok
Yale Romanization?kāhok

Noun

가혹 • (gahok) (hanja 苛酷)

  1. severity; cruelty

Derived terms

  • 가혹하다 (苛酷—, gahokhada)
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