살육

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 살륙(殺戮) (sallyuk) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 殺戮.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?saryuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sal'yug
McCune–Reischauer?saryuk
Yale Romanization?sal.yuk

Noun

살육 • (saryuk) (hanja 殺戮)

  1. slaughter; massacre
    Synonym: 도륙(屠戮)

Derived terms

  • 살육하다 (殺戮, saryukhada)
  • 살육되다 (殺戮, saryukdoeda)