세속

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 世俗.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sesok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sesog
McCune–Reischauer?	sesok
Yale Romanization?	sēysok

Noun

세속 • (sesok) (hanja 世俗)

1. the secular world

Derived terms

• 세속적(世俗的) (sesokjeok)