농사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 農事 (“agriculture”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [농사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	nongsa
Yale Romanization?	nongsa

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 농사의 / 농사에 / 농사까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

농사 • (nongsa) (hanja 農事)

1. agriculture; farming
2. (parts of Gyeongsang) business, enterprise (in general)

   Synonyms: 사업(事業) (sa'eop), 일 (il)

   • 2017, 경남 방언 사전 [gyeongnam bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang dialects], volume II, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, page 173:

     호래이 잡는 거를 제일 큰 농사로 아는데.

     Horaei jamneun geo-reul jeil keun nongsa-ro aneunde.

     So, he thinks hunting tigers is the most important business there is.

     (Gyeongsang dialect, Geochang)

Derived terms

• 농사(農事)꾼 (nongsakkun)
• 농사(農事)하다 (nongsahada)