헌사

Early Modern Korean

Noun

헌사 (hensa)

  1. alternative spelling of 헌ᄉᆞ (henso, “chattle, prattle, rumor”)

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 獻詞 (“dedication; dedicatory message”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈhɘ(ː)nsʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [헌(ː)사]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?heonsa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?heonsa
    McCune–Reischauer?hŏnsa
    Yale Romanization?hēnsa

    Noun

    헌사 • (heonsa) (hanja 獻詞/獻辭)

    1. dedication (e.g. in a book); dedicatory message
      어머니께 바치는 헌사 ― eomeoni-kke bachineun heonsa ― dedication to my mother

    Derived terms

    • 헌사(獻詞)하다 (heonsahada)
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