세상

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 시상 (sisang)

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 세상 (sesang).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʰe̞ːsʰa̠ŋ/

Noun

세상 (sesang)

1. world

References

• “세상” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 世上, from 世 (“world”) + 上 (“upon”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sesang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sesang
McCune–Reischauer?	sesang
Yale Romanization?	sēysang

Noun

세상 • (sesang) (hanja 世上)

1. world

   난 이 세상 누구보다도 널 사랑해. (informal, non-polite style)

   Nan i sesang nugu-boda-do neol saranghae.

   I love you more than anybody else in the world.

   세상(을) 떠나다/뜨다/하직하다 ― sesang(-eul) tteonada/tteuda/hajikhada ― to leave this world (to die)

Synonyms

• 세계(世界) (segye)

Derived terms

• 세상에 (sesang'e)