시상

Jeju

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 世上. Cognate with Korean 세상(世上) (sesang).

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽sisaŋ⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [ɕʰisʰa̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sisang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sisang
    Yale Romanization?sisang

    Noun

    시상 (sisang)

    1. world

    Korean

    Pronunciation

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

    Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 施賞.

    Noun

    시상 • (sisang) (hanja 施賞)

    1. award

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 視床.

      Noun

      시상 • (sisang) (hanja 視床)

      1. (anatomy) thalamus
      Derived terms