만세

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 萬歲

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nsʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)세]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?manse
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?manse
    McCune–Reischauer?manse
    Yale Romanization?mānsey

    Interjection

    만세 • (manse) (hanja 萬歲)

    1. hurrah, hooray
    2. long live

    Descendants

    • → Japanese: マンセー (mansē)
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