Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 使用人.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)joŋin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sayong'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayong'in
McCune–Reischauer?sayongin
Yale Romanization?sā.yongin

Noun

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사용인 (sayong'in) (hanja 使用人)

  1. employee
  2. servant