엿새

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹ss͈ɛ] ~ [jʌ̹ss͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeotsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeos'sae
McCune–Reischauer?yŏssae
Yale Romanization?yes.say

Noun

엿새 • (yeotsae)

  1. (dated) six days
  2. (dated, rare) the sixth day of the month

Usage notes

  • Younger speakers prefer Sino-Korean 6 (yug-il).

See also

Korean words for the number of days
one day two days three days four days five days six days seven days eight days nine days ten days fifteen days
하루 (haru) 이틀 (iteul) 사흘 (saheul) 나흘 (naheul) 닷새 (datsae) (yeotsae) 이레 (ire) 여드레 (yeodeure) 아흐레 (aheure) 열흘 (yeolheul) 보름 (boreum)