서사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 敘事

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seosa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏsa
Yale Romanization?	sēsa

Noun

서사 • (seosa) (hanja 敘事)

1. to narrate; to recount

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 瑞士

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [서(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seosa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏsa
Yale Romanization?	sēsa

Proper noun

서사 • (Seosa)

1. (obsolete) Switzerland (a country in Europe)

Synonyms

• 스위스 (Seuwiseu)
• (obsolete) 서서 (瑞西, Seoseo)