어사

See also: -어사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 御史 (“imperial oversight advisor; imperial censor”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?ēsa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 御史)

  1. (historical) imperial censor; in dynastic East Asia, an official dispatched directly by the monarch to inspect whether the provincial magistrates were ruling justly and not being corrupt or extortive towards the people
Derived terms
  • 감진어사(監賑御史) (gamjineosa)
  • 순무어사(巡撫御史) (sunmueosa)
  • 암행어사(暗行御史) (amhaeng'eosa)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 御 (“royal”) + 射 (“shooting”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?ēsa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 御射)

  1. (historical) public bout of archery by the monarch
Derived terms
  • 어사(御射)하다 (eosahada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 語辭 (“language”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [어(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?ēsa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 語辭)

  1. (uncommon) language
    Synonym: 언어(言語) (eoneo)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 漁師 (“fisherman”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eosa
McCune–Reischauer?ŏsa
Yale Romanization?esa

Noun

어사 • (eosa) (hanja 漁師)

  1. (uncommon, honorific) fisherman
    Synonym: 어옹(漁翁) (eoong)
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