세례

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洗禮 (baptism)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

세례 • (serye) (hanja 洗禮)

  1. baptism