무사

Jeju

Etymology

Unknown; compare Korean 무슨 (museun, “what”).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽musa⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [musʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [무사]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?musa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?musa
Yale Romanization?musa

Adverb

무사 (musa)

  1. why
    Synonym: 웨 (we)

References

  • “무사” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 武士.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    무사 • (musa) (hanja 武士)

    1. warrior
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 無事, from 無 (“nothing, no-, non-”) + 事 (“matter; event”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      무사 • (musa) (hanja 無事)

      1. being safe, being without mishap (accident); peace, safety
        Synonym: 무고(無故) (mugo)
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 無死.

        Pronunciation

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

        Noun

        무사 • (musa) (hanja 無死)

        1. (baseball) no outs; no player from the batting side has been removed during the current inning
          Synonym: 노아웃 (noaut)
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