세계시

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 世界時, from 世界 (world) + (time).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞ɕʰi] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Segyesi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Segyesi
McCune–Reischauer?Segyesi
Yale Romanization?sēykyeysi

Proper noun

세계시 • (Segyesi) (hanja 世界時)

  1. Universal Time