Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 도(道) (do, province) + 지사(知事) (jisa, governor).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

도지사 (dojisa) (hanja 道知事)

  1. governor of a 도(道) (do, province)