금세

Korean

Etymology 1

Contraction of 금시(今時) (geumsi, “present moment”) + 에 (-e, locative particle). No longer perceived as such by most modern speakers.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯmsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [금세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geumse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geumse
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭmse
Yale Romanization?	kumsey

Adverb

금세 • (geumse)

1. soon, shortly; in a moment

Alternative forms

• 금새 (geumsae) — common misspelling

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 今世.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯmsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [금세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geumse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geumse
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭmse
Yale Romanization?	kumsey

Noun

금세 • (geumse) (hanja 今世)

1. this life; this lifetime

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 今歲.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯmsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [금세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geumse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geumse
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭmse
Yale Romanization?	kumsey

Noun

금세 • (geumse) (hanja 今歲)

1. Synonym of 올해 (olhae, “this year”)