제사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 祭祀, from 祭 (“sacrifice”) + 祀 (“sacrifice”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jesa
McCune–Reischauer?	chesa
Yale Romanization?	cēysa

Noun

제사 • (jesa) (hanja 祭祀)

1. sacrificial rites in honor of an ancestor or god.