사회
Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠βwe̞] ~ [sʰa̠ɦø̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [사훼/사회]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sahoe |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sahoe |
McCune–Reischauer? | sahoe |
Yale Romanization? | sahoy |
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 社會, from 社 (“god of earth”) + 會 (“gathering”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 社会 (shakai, “society”). Cognate with Jeju 사훼 (sahwe).
Noun edit
- society
- a class, a world of a certain group
- (education) social studies
Derived terms edit
- 사회복지(社會福祉) (sahoebokji, “social welfare”)
- 사회운동(社會運動) (sahoe'undong)
- 사회주의(社會主義) (sahoejuui, “socialism”)
- 사회학(社會學) (sahoehak, “sociology”)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 司 (“control”) + 會 (“gathering”). Cognate with Jeju ᄉᆞ훼 (sawhwe).
Noun edit
- moderation of a meeting or ceremony
- moderator
- Synonym: 사회자(司會者) (sahoeja)
Derived terms edit
Middle Korean edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
사회〮 (sàhwóy)