새색시
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Dictionnaire coréen-français (韓佛字典 / 한불자전), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 새악씨 (Yale: sayakssi). Also attested in the Dictionnaire coréen-français (韓佛字典 / 한불자전), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 새아기씨 (Yale: sayakissi).
Most likely equivalent to 새 (sae, “new”) + 아가씨 (agassi, “young lady”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɛ(ː)sʰɛkɕ͈i] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)sʰe̞kɕ͈i]
- Phonetic hangul: [새(ː)색씨/세(ː)섹씨]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | saesaeksi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | saesaegsi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | saesaeksi |
| Yale Romanization? | sāysayk.si |
Noun
새색시 • (saesaeksi)