세상

Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 세상 (sesang).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽sesaŋ⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [sʰesʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세상]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sesang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sesang
Yale Romanization?seysang

Noun

세상 (sesang)

  1. world

References

  • “세상” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世上, from 世 (“world”) + 上 (“upon”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    세상 • (sesang) (hanja 世上)

    1. world
      Synonym: 누리 (nuri)
      난 이 세상 누구보다도 널 사랑해. (informal, non-polite style)
      Nan i sesang nugu-boda-do neol saranghae.
      I love you more than anybody else in the world.
      세상(을) 떠나다/뜨다/하직하다 ― sesang(-eul) tteonada/tteuda/hajikhada ― to leave this world (to die)

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