Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 雨傘, from (rain) + (umbrella), from the Middle Korean reading 우〯산〮 (Yale: wǔsán).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

우산 (usan) (hanja 雨傘)

  1. umbrella