영사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 領事.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [영사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsa
Yale Romanization?	yengsa

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	영사(領事) (yeongsa)
North Korean Standard Language	령사(領事) (ryeongsa)

영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 領事)

1. consul

   Synonym: 영사관(領事官) (yeongsagwan)

   총영사(總領事) ― chong'yeongsa(總 領事 ) ― consul-general

Derived terms

• 영사관(領事館) (yeongsagwan)

 

See also

• 대사(大使) (daesa)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 映寫.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [영사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsa
Yale Romanization?	yengsa

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	영사하다
Passive	영사되다

영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 映寫)

1. projection (of films, slides, etc.)

Derived terms

• 영사기(映寫機) (yeongsagi)
• 영사막(映寫幕) (yeongsamak)
• 영사실(映寫室) (yeongsasil)
• 영사원(映寫員) (yeongsawon)

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 營舍.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [영사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsa
Yale Romanization?	yengsa

Noun

영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 營舍)

1. (military) barracks

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 映射.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsa
Yale Romanization?	yēngsa

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	영사하다
Passive	영사되다

영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 映射)

1. reflection (of light)

Derived terms

• 영사량(映射量) (yeongsaryang)