Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 感歎詞, from 感歎 (exclamation) + (expression)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)mtʰa̠nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamtansa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamtansa
McCune–Reischauer?kamt'ansa
Yale Romanization?kāmthansa

Noun edit

감탄사 (gamtansa) (hanja 感歎詞)

  1. interjection

Synonyms edit

느낌씨 (neukkimssi), 늑씨 (neukssi)

See also edit