Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 聖戰士, from (holy) + 戰士 (warrior).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongjeonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeonsa
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏnsa
Yale Romanization?sēngcensa

Noun edit

성전사 (seongjeonsa) (hanja 聖戰士)

  1. holy warrior (especially in Abrahamic religions)