계사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 癸巳.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kje̞sʰa̠] ~ [ke̞sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [계사/게사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Gyesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Gyesa
McCune–Reischauer?	Kyesa
Yale Romanization?	kyeysa

Proper noun

계사 • (Gyesa) (hanja 癸巳)

1. The thirtieth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Snake" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 간지 (ganji); 갑자 (gapja), 을축 (eulchuk), 병인 (byeong'in), 정묘 (jeongmyo), 무진 (mujin), 기사 (gisa), 경오 (gyeong'o), 신미 (sinmi), 임신 (imsin), 계유 (gyeyu), 갑술 (gapsul), 을해 (eulhae), 병자 (byeongja), 정축 (jeongchuk), 무인 (mu'in), 기묘 (gimyo), 경진 (gyeongjin), 신사 (sinsa), 임오 (imo), 계미 (gyemi), 갑신 (gapsin), 을유 (euryu), 병술 (byeongsul), 정해 (jeonghae), 무자 (muja), 기축 (gichuk), 경인 (gyeong'in), 신묘 (sinmyo), 임진 (imjin), 계사 (gyesa), 갑오 (gabo), 을미 (eulmi), 병신 (byeongsin), 정유 (jeong'yu), 무술 (musul), 기해 (gihae), 경자 (gyeongja), 신축 (sinchuk), 임인 (imin), 계묘 (gyemyo), 갑진 (gapjin), 을사 (eulsa), 병오 (byeong'o), 정미 (jeongmi), 무신 (musin), 기유 (giyu), 경술 (gyeongsul), 신해 (sinhae), 임자 (imja), 계축 (gyechuk), 갑인 (gabin), 을묘 (eulmyo), 병진 (byeongjin), 정사 (jeongsa), 무오 (muo), 기미 (gimi), 경신 (gyeongsin), 신유 (sinyu), 임술 (imsul), 계해 (gyehae) ^{(Category: ko:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 繫辭

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyesa
McCune–Reischauer?	kyesa
Yale Romanization?	kyēysa

Noun

계사 • (gyesa) (hanja 繫辭)

1. (grammar) copula (linking kind of word)

Synonyms

• 코퓰러 (kopyulleo)