영사

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 領事.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeongsa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsa
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsa
    Yale Romanization?yengsa

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    영사(領事) (yeongsa)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    령사(領事) (ryeongsa)

    영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 領事)

    1. consul
      Synonym: 영사관(領事官) (yeongsagwan)
      영사(總領事)consul-general
    Derived terms
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 映寫.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeongsa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsa
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsa
    Yale Romanization?yengsa

    Noun

    Derived verbs
    Active 영사하다
    Passive 영사되다

    영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 映寫)

    1. projection (of films, slides, etc.)
    Derived terms
    • 영사기(映寫機) (yeongsagi)
    • 영사막(映寫幕) (yeongsamak)
    • 영사실(映寫室) (yeongsasil)
    • 영사원(映寫員) (yeongsawon)

    Etymology 3

    Sino-Korean word from 營舍.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeongsa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongsa
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏngsa
    Yale Romanization?yengsa

    Noun

    영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 營舍)

    1. (military) barracks

    Etymology 4

      Sino-Korean word from 映射.

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      Derived verbs
      Active 영사하다
      Passive 영사되다

      영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 映射)

      1. reflection (of light)
      Derived terms
      • 영사량(映射量) (yeongsaryang)