멸족

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 滅族.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)ʎd͡ʑo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [멸(ː)족]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeoljok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeoljog
McCune–Reischauer?myŏljok
Yale Romanization?myēlcok

Noun

멸족 • (myeoljok) (hanja 滅族)

  1. (historical) to exterminate an entire family (as a form of punishment)
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