특무상사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 特務上士, from 特務 (“special duty”) + 上士 (“sergeant”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtʰɯ(ː)ŋmusʰa̠ŋsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [틍(ː)무상사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teungmusangsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teugmusangsa
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŭngmusangsa
Yale Romanization?thūkmusangsa
South Korean
Standard Language 		원사(元士) (wonsa)
North Korean
Standard Language 		특무상사(特務上士) (teungmusangsa)

Noun

특무상사 • (teungmusangsa) (hanja 特務上士)

  1. (military, North Korea) sergeant major; master chief petty officer
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