서서

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 徐徐

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)sʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)서]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seoseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seoseo
McCune–Reischauer?sŏsŏ
Yale Romanization?sēse

Noun

서서 • (seoseo) (hanja 徐徐)

  1. gradually, slowly, steadily

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 瑞西.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seoseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seoseo
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏsŏ
Yale Romanization?sese

Proper noun

서서 • (Seoseo) (hanja 瑞西)

  1. (obsolete) Switzerland (a country in Western Europe and Central Europe)
Synonyms
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