세계
KoreanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Sino-Korean word from 世界 (“world”).
PronunciationEdit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞]
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- Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)계/세(ː)게]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | segye |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | segye |
McCune–Reischauer? | segye |
Yale Romanization? | sēykyey |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 세계의 / 세계에 / 세계까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.
NounEdit
- the world, the Earth
- (tarot) The World (Tarot card)
Usage notesEdit
세상(世上) (sesang) is "world" in the figurative sense of that word, while 세계(世界) (segye) is "world" in the more literal sense of the Earth.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- 세계 in dictionaries at daum.net