Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 서ᅌᅦ〮 (Yale: sè.ngéy).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'e
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'e
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnge
Yale Romanization?sengey

Noun

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성에 (seong'e)

  1. frost patterns
    Synonym: (poetic) 얼음꽃 (eoreumkkot)