성하

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖下

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongha
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngha
Yale Romanization?sēngha

Noun

성하 • (seongha) (hanja 聖下)

  1. (Catholicism) A term of respectful address for a pope.
    교황 성하gyohwang seonghaHoly father, His Holiness, Your Holiness
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