시계

시계

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 時計, borrowed from Japanese 時計 (tokei)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈɕʰiːɡje̞] ~ [ˈɕʰiːɡe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[시:계/시:게]

Revised Romanization? sigye Revised Romanization (translit.)? sigye McCune–Reischauer? sigye Yale Romanization? sīkyey

Noun

시계 • (sigye) (hanja 時計)

1. a timepiece

   시계가 12시(열두시)를 울림과 동시에, 나는 첫 울음소리를 냈다고 한다.

   Sigyega 12si(yeoldusi)reul ullimgwa dongsie, naneun cheot ureumsorireul naetdago handa.

   It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously.

   1869, Dickens, David Copperfield, chapter 1 (The original sentence in English)