박사

박사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 博士, from 博 (“broad”) + 士 (“scholar”), from Japanese 博士 (hakase/hakushi), from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzriX)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pa̠ks͈a̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[박싸]

Revised Romanization? baksa Revised Romanization (translit.)? bagsa McCune–Reischauer? paksa Yale Romanization? pakqsa

Noun

박사 • (baksa) (hanja 博士)

1. doctorate
2. doctor (recipient of a doctorate)
3. expert

Coordinate terms

• 학사 (學士, haksa, “baccalaureate”)
• 석사 (碩士, seoksa, “master's”)