로사

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老師.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    로사 • (rosa) (hanja 老師)

    1. North Korea standard form of 노사(老師) (nosa, an elderly monk; a sage; an elderly teacher or master)