동상

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 凍傷.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?dongsang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongsang
    McCune–Reischauer?tongsang
    Yale Romanization?tōngsang

    Noun

    동상 • (dongsang) (hanja 凍傷)

    1. frostbite

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 銅像.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [to̞ŋsʰa̠ŋ]
      • Phonetic hangul: []
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?dongsang
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongsang
      McCune–Reischauer?tongsang
      Yale Romanization?tongsang

      Noun

      동상 • (dongsang) (hanja 銅像)

      1. bronze statue

      Etymology 3

      Dialectal form of 동생 (dongsaeng). Compare dialectal 학상 (haksang), 선상님 (seonsangnim).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?dongsang
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongsang
      McCune–Reischauer?tongsang
      Yale Romanization?tongsang

      Noun

      동상 • (dongsang)

      1. Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, and Yanbian form of 동생(同生) (dongsaeng, younger siblings)
        • 2012 January 17, 박옥순 [bagoksun], “누이를 잡아먹은 호랑이에게 복수한 오빠 [nu'ireul jabameogeun horang'iege boksuhan oppa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 경상남도 산청군 금서면 [gyeongsangnamdo sancheonggun geumseomyeon]:
          즈그 동상 그기 갖고 호래이 갖고
          jeugeu dongsan-g'eun geugi ga-gatgo neok-si horaei neok-si doe -gatgo
          After his younger siblings went there his soul became the soul of a tiger...