의사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 醫師, from 醫 (“doctor”) + 師 (“teacher”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uisa
McCune–Reischauer?ŭisa
Yale Romanization?uysa

Noun

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 醫師)

  1. doctor

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 意思, from 意 (“meaning”) + 思 (“thinking”)

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

Noun

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 意思)

  1. intent
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 義士, from 義 (“righteous”) + 士 (“gentleman”)

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

Noun

의사 • (uisa) (hanja 義士)

  1. a righteous patriot
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