성새

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 城塞.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰɛ] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)새/성(ː)세]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongsae
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngsae
Yale Romanization?sēngsay

Noun

성새 • (seongsae) (hanja 城塞)

  1. citadel; fortress; stronghold
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