전세
Korean
editEtymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 傳貰, from 傳 (“transmit”) + 貰 (“loan”)
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹nsʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [전세]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jeonse |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeonse |
McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnse |
Yale Romanization? | censey |
Noun
edit- (real estate) jeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit)
Derived terms
edit- 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse)
Descendants
edit- → Cantonese: 傳貰/传贳 (cyun4 sai3)
- → English: jeonse, chonse, chŏnse, cheonse, jonse, junse
- → Japanese: 伝貰 (chonse)
- → Mandarin: 傳貰/传贳 (chuánshì)
Etymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 戰 (“war”) + 勢 (“trend”)
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nsʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)세]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jeonse |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeonse |
McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnse |
Yale Romanization? | cēnsey |