세기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世紀, from 世 (“generation”) + 紀 (“time”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 世紀(せいき) (seiki), from Middle Chinese 世紀 (syejH kiX)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    세기 • (segi) (hanja 世紀)

    1. century (100 years)
      20(이십)세기 초 이래로
      20(isip)segi cho iraero
      since the early twentieth century
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