요사

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 夭死, from 夭 (“young”) + 死 (“death”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    요사 • (yosa) (hanja 夭死)

    1. premature death; dying young

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 妖邪 (“evil, wicked”).

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?yosa
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?yosa
      McCune–Reischauer?yosa
      Yale Romanization?yosa

      Noun

      요사 • (yosa) (hanja 妖邪)

      1. capriciousness, wickedness, devilishness

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 尿 (“urine”) + 砂 (“sand”).

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?yosa
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?yosa
        McCune–Reischauer?yosa
        Yale Romanization?yosa

        Noun

        요사 • (yosa) (hanja 尿砂)

        1. (medicine) lithuresis

        Etymology 4

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?yosa
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?yosa
        McCune–Reischauer?yosa
        Yale Romanization?yosa

        Proper noun

        요사 • (Yosa)

        1. short for 요사군 (yosagun) (Yosa District)

        Etymology 5

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?yosa
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?yosa
        McCune–Reischauer?yosa
        Yale Romanization?yosa

        Proper noun

        요사 • (Yosa)

        1. a transliteration of the Spanish surname Llosa
          마리오 바르가스 요사 ― mario bareugaseu yosa ― Mario Vargas Llosa
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