부검

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 剖 (“dissect”) + 檢 (“examine”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpu(ː)ɡʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [부(ː)검]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bugeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bugeom
McCune–Reischauer?pugŏm
Yale Romanization?pūkem

Noun

부검 • (bugeom) (hanja 剖檢)

  1. autopsy
    사인을 판단하기 위해 부검이 진행 중이다.
    sain-eul pandanhagi wihae bugeom-i jinhaeng jung-ida.
    An autopsy is in process in order to judge the cause of death.
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