세수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 洗手, from 洗 (“to wash”) + 手 (“hand”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    세수 • (sesu) (hanja 洗手)

    1. washing one's face

    Derived terms

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