맹세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 盟誓.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)ŋsʰe̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)ŋsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [맹(ː)세/멩(ː)세]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

맹세 • (maengse) (hanja 盟誓)

1. pledge, oath, vow