저승사자

Korean

Etymology

저승 (jeoseung, “the other world”) + 사자 (使者, saja, “herald, messenger”)).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹sʰɯŋsʰa̠d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [저승사자]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoseungsaja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoseungsaja
McCune–Reischauer?chŏsŭngsaja
Yale Romanization?cesungsaca

Noun

저승사자 • (jeoseungsaja)

  1. death (personified), the angel of death, the death angel, the Grim Reaper, Azrael

Synonyms

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