세수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 洗手, from 洗 (“to wash”) + 手 (“hand”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sesu
McCune–Reischauer?sesu
Yale Romanization?sēyswu

Noun

세수 • (sesu) (hanja 洗手)

  1. wash one's face
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