감탄사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 感歎詞, from 感歎 (“exclamation”) + 詞 (“expression”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mtʰa̠nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [감(ː)탄사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamtansa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamtansa
McCune–Reischauer?kamt'ansa
Yale Romanization?kāmthansa

Noun

감탄사 • (gamtansa) (hanja 感歎詞)

  1. interjection

Synonyms

  • 느낌씨 (neukkimssi), 늑씨 (neukssi)

See also

  • Category:Korean interjections
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