기생

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 妓生, from 妓 (“female entertainer; prostitute”) + 生 (“life, living”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈki(ː)sʰɛŋ] ~ [ˈki(ː)sʰe̞ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [기(ː)생/기(ː)셍]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gisaeng
McCune–Reischauer^?	kisaeng
Yale Romanization^?	kīsayng

Noun

기생 • (gisaeng) (hanja 妓生)

(historical) courtesan, kisaeng or gisaeng
Synonym: 기녀(妓女) (ginyeo)

Derived terms

기생방(妓生房) (gisaengbang)

Descendants

→ Japanese: キーセン (kīsen)
→ English: gisaeng, kisaeng

See also

Japanese: 芸(げい)者(じゃ) (geija, “geisha”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 寄生 (“parasitism”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kisʰɛŋ] ~ [kisʰe̞ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [기생/기셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gisaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gisaeng
McCune–Reischauer^?	kisaeng
Yale Romanization^?	kisayng

Noun

Derived verbs
Active	기생하다

기생 • (gisaeng) (hanja 寄生)

(ecology) parasitism
(figurative) parasitism

Derived terms

기생균(寄生菌) (gisaenggyun, “epiphyte”)
기생근(寄生根) (gisaenggeun, “haustorium”)
기생동물(寄生動物) (gisaengdongmul, “zooparasite, parasitic animal”)
기생물(寄生物) (gisaengmul, “parasite”)
기생성(寄生性) (gisaengseong, “parasitism”)
기생식물(寄生植物) (gisaengsingmul, “phytoparasite, parasitic plant”)
기생자(寄生者) (gisaengja, “parasitologist”)
기생적(寄生的) (gisaengjeok, “parasitic”)
기생충(寄生蟲) (gisaengchung, “helminth, parasite”)
기생충학(寄生蟲學) (gisaengchunghak, “parasitology”)