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)