선싕

Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 先生. Cognate with Korean 선생 (seonsaeng)

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽sənsɰiŋ⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [sʰənɕʰiŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [선싱]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonsuing
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsuing
    Yale Romanization?sensuyng

    Noun

    선싕 (seonsuing)

    1. teacher
      누게 선싕마씸?
      nuge seonsuin-gmassim?
      Who is the teacher?
      • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 194:
        는 어느제부떠 선싕이란디아?
        neun eoneuje-butteo seonsuing'iran-dia?
        Since when have you been a teacher?
      • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 208:
        선싕은 메날 어드레 ᄃᆞᆮ심?
        seonsuing'eun menal eodeure dawt-sim?
        Where does the teacher go every day?

    Derived terms

    선싕님 (seonsuingnim) (honorific)

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