봉사

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 奉仕

Noun

봉사 • (bongsa) (hanja 奉仕)

  1. service (for the benefit of the government, society etc); public service

Etymology 2

Cognate with Jeju 봉ᄉᆞ (bongsaw)

Noun

봉사 • (bongsa)

  1. (derogatory, offensive) blind person
    Synonyms: 시각 장애인(視覺障礙人) (sigak jang'aein), 맹인(盲人) (maeng'in), 소경(宵鏡) (sogyeong), 장님 (jangnim)
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