세계시

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世界時, from 世界 (world) + (time).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ɕʰi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ɕʰi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Segyesi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Segyesi
    McCune–Reischauer?Segyesi
    Yale Romanization?sēykyeysi

    Proper noun

    세계시 • (Segyesi) (hanja 世界時)

    1. Universal Time