데모

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English demo. Also see Japanese デモ (demo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [te̞mo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [데모]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	demo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	demo
McCune–Reischauer?	temo
Yale Romanization?	teymo

Noun

데모 • (demo)

1. demo, demonstration (a public display of protest, etc.)
   • 2005, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, 5th Republic, episode 1, spoken by Park Chung-hee (Lee Chang-hwan):

     서울에서 4.19와 같은 데모가 일어나면 내가 발포명령을 내리겠어.

     Seour-eseo 4.19-wa gateun demo-ga ireonamyeon nae-ga balpomyeongnyeong-eul naeri-gess-eo.

     If a demonstration like April 19th takes place in Seoul, I will give the order to open fire.