Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 以上, from (as) + (above).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

이상 (isang) (hanja 以上)

  1. an amount more than
  2. an amount greater than or equal to
  3. the aforementioned
Antonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 異常, from (different, unusual, strange) + (common, normal, frequent, regular).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

이상 (isang) (hanja 異常)

  1. strange, abnormal, odd, weird, bizarre
    다른건 다 맞는데 이거 하나만 맞지 않아서 뭔가 이상하다.
    dareun'geon da manneunde igeo hanaman matji anaseo mwon'ga isanghada.
    This is strange because everything else is right except for this one.
    몸이 이상하다. 오늘은 좀 쉬어야겠다.
    momi isanghada. oneureun jom swieoyagetda.
    I feel strange. I'm going to have to take a break today.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 理想, from (logic) + (think)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?isang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?isang
McCune–Reischauer?isang
Yale Romanization?īsang
South Korean
Standard Language
이상 (Isang)
North Korean
Standard Language
리상 (risang)

Noun edit

이상 (isang) (hanja 理想)

  1. ideal
    이상과 현실은 다르다.Isanggwa hyeonsireun dareuda.Reality is different from ideals.
Derived terms edit