반세기
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 반(半) (ban, “half”) + 세기(世紀) (segi, “century”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nsʰe̞ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)세기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | bansegi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bansegi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pansegi |
| Yale Romanization? | pānseyki |
Noun edit
- half-century (50 years)