세속

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世俗.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    세속 • (sesok) (hanja 世俗)

    1. the secular world

    Derived terms