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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 領事.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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)
    영사(總領事)consul-general
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 映寫.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Derived verbs
Active 영사하다
Passive 영사되다

영사 (yeongsa) (hanja 映寫)

  1. projection (of films, slides, etc.)
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 營舍.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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영사 (yeongsa) (hanja 營舍)

  1. (military) barracks

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 映射.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)ŋsʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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Derived verbs
Active 영사하다
Passive 영사되다

영사 (yeongsa) (hanja 映射)

  1. reflection (of light)
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