조산사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 助產師

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	josansa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	josansa
McCune–Reischauer?	chosansa
Yale Romanization?	cōsansa

Noun

조산사 • (josansa) (hanja 助產師)

1. midwife

Synonyms

• 조산부 (josanbu)
• 산파 (sanpa)