월세

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 月貰, from 月 (“month”) + 貰 (“loan”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?wolse
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?wolse
    McCune–Reischauer?wŏlsse
    Yale Romanization?welqsey

    Noun

    월세 • (wolse) (hanja 月貰)

    1. (real estate) wolse (lease in which rent is paid monthly)
      Coordinate terms: 전세(傳貰) (jeonse), 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse), 연세(年貰) (yeonse)

    Descendants

    • → Cantonese: 月貰 / 月贳 (jyut6 sai3)
    • → English: wolse
    • → Japanese: 月貰(ウォルセ) (woruse)
    • → Mandarin: 月貰 / 月贳 (yuèshì)
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