감동사

Korean

Etymology

From 감동 (感動, gamdong, “emotion”) + -사 (詞, -sa, “part of speech”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gamdongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gamdongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	kamdongsa
Yale Romanization?	kāmtongsa

Noun

감동사 • (gamdongsa) (hanja 感動詞)

1. (North Korea, grammar) an interjection

Synonyms

• 감탄사 (gamtansa) (South Korea)