성전사
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 聖戰士, from 聖 (聖, “holy”) + 戰士 (“warrior”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nsʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)전사]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | seongjeonsa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongjeonsa |
McCune–Reischauer? | sŏngjŏnsa |
Yale Romanization? | sēngcensa |
Noun
성전사 • (seongjeonsa) (hanja 聖戰士)
- holy warrior (especially in Abrahamic religions)