Alternative forms
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- 선셍 (seonseng)
- 선승 (seonseung)
- 성선 (seongseon)
Etymology
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Sino-Korean word from 先生. Cognate with Korean 선생 (seonsaeng)
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | seonsuing |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seonsuing |
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Yale Romanization? | sensuyng |
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선싕 (seonsuing)
- teacher
누게 선싕마씸?- Nuge seonsuing-massim?
- Who is the teacher?
2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 194:는 어느제부떠 선싕이란디아?- Neun eoneuje-butteo seonsuing'iran-dia?
- Since when have you been a teacher?
2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 208:선싕은 메날 어드레 ᄃᆞᆮ심?- Seonsuing'eun menal eodeure dawt-sim?
- Where does the teacher go every day?
Derived terms
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선싕님 (seonsuingnim) (honorific)