세부

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 細部

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)bu]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)부]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sebu
McCune–Reischauer?	sebu
Yale Romanization?	sēypu

Noun

세부 • (sebu) (hanja 細部)

1. details

Derived terms

• 세부적(細部的) (sebujeok, “being detailed”)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from English Cebu, from Spanish Cebú.

Proper noun

세부 • (Sebu)

1. Cebu (city)

   Synonym: 세부시(市) (Sebu-si)