셔ᄫᅳᆯ

Middle Korean

Etymology

From an Old Korean proper noun referring to the capital of the kingdom of Silla. See modern Korean 서울 (Seoul) for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjə̌.βɨ̀lh/

Noun

셔〯ᄫᅳᆯ (syěWùl)

1. capital city

Descendants

• Korean: 서울 (seoul)
  • → Burmese: ဆောအူလ် (hcau:ul)
  • → Chinese: 首爾／首尔 (Shǒu'ěr)
  • → English: Seoul (possibly through a French-based romanization)
  • → French: Séoul
    • → English: Seoul (possible)
  • → Japanese: ソウル
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: Seoul
  • → Spanish: Seúl