사마

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 司馬.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사마]

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

Noun

사마 • (sama) (hanja 司馬)

1. an ancient office post in China and Korea

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 駟馬.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)마]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

사마 • (sama) (hanja 駟馬)

1. four horses pulling a carriage