섹스

섹스

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English sex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[s͈e̞ks͈ɯ]
• Phonetic Hangul[쎅쓰]

Revised Romanization? sekseu Revised Romanization (translit.)? segseu McCune–Reischauer? sseksŭ Yale Romanization? qseykqsu

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Noun

섹스 • (sekseu)

1. sex (act of sexual intercourse)

Synonyms

• 성교 (性交, seonggyo)

Derived terms

• 섹스하다 (sekseuhada)

References

1. Jo Hyeong-Il and Nam Ju-Hye, 외래어와 외국어 표현 3300, 2012, →ISBN