성서

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖書 (“scripture”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)서]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Seongseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seongseo
McCune–Reischauer?Sŏngsŏ
Yale Romanization?sēngse

Proper noun

성서 • (Seongseo) (hanja 聖書)

  1. scripture; bible
    Synonym: 경전 (gyeongjeon)
  2. Bible (as the Christian scripture)
    Synonym: 성경 (seonggyeong)
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