도시

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dosi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dosi
McCune–Reischauer?tosi
Yale Romanization?tosi

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 都市, from 都 (“city/fortress”) + 市 (“city/market”)

    Noun

    도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都市)

    1. city
    2. a village serving as the cultural or economic center of a region
    Antonyms
    Derived terms
    • 도시가스 (都市—, dosigaseu, “city gas”)
    • 도시계획 (都市計劃, dosigyehoek, “urban planning”)
    • 도시국가 (都市國家, dosigukga, “city-state”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 都 (“all, the whole”) + 是 (“indeed, yes, right”)

      Adverb

      도시 • (dosi) (hanja 都是)

      1. at all (in a negative context)

      References

      • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2 January 2007 (last accessed)), “도시 [dosi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
      • Lee, Ju Haeng (이주행) with Lee Kyu Hang (이규항), Kim Sang Jun (김상준) (2004), “도시”, in 한국어 발음사전: Korean Pronouncing Dictionary, Seoul: Jigu Publishing, →ISBN
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