성서

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖書 (“scripture”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    성서 • (Seongseo) (hanja 聖書)

    1. scripture; bible
      Synonym: 경전 (gyeongjeon)
    2. Bible (as the Christian scripture)
      Synonym: 성경 (seonggyeong)
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