성사

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖事

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    성사 • (seongsa) (hanja 聖事)

    1. (Christianity) sacrament