셔ᄫᅳᆯ

Middle Korean

Etymology

From an Old Korean proper noun referring to the capital of the kingdom of Silla. See modern Korean 서울 (Seoul) for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjə̌.βɨ̀lh/

Noun

셔〯ᄫᅳᆯ (syěWùl)

  1. capital city

Descendants

  • Korean: 서울 (seoul)
    • → Burmese: ဆောအူလ် (hcau:ul)
    • → Chinese: 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)
    • → English: Seoul (possibly through a French-based romanization)
    • → French: Séoul
      • → English: Seoul (possible)
    • → Japanese: ソウル
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: Seoul
    • → Spanish: Seúl
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