이사

Cia-Cia

Noun

이사 (isa)

  1. fish

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 移徙, from 移 (“moving”) + 徙 (“moving”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?isa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?isa
McCune–Reischauer?isa
Yale Romanization?isa

Noun

이사 • (isa) (hanja 移徙)

  1. moving (from one residence to another)
Usage notes
  • Often represented, particularly in advertising, by the number "24", which is a homophone when read in Sino-Korean fashion (2 4, "이 사"). For this reason, most moving services in South Korea have a telephone number ending in 2424.
Derived terms
  • 이사하다 (isahada, “to move”)
  • 이삿짐 (isatjim, “moving supplies”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 理事, from 理 (“ruling”) + 事 (“working”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)사]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?isa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?isa
McCune–Reischauer?isa
Yale Romanization?īsa
South Korean
Standard Language		 이사(理事) (isa)
North Korean
Standard Language		 리사(理事) (risa)

Noun

이사 • (isa) (hanja 理事)

  1. director of a company
  2. (law) trustee of a corporation
Derived terms
  • 대표이사 (daepyoisa, “CEO or managing director”)
  • 이사회 (isahoe, “Board of Directors”)
  • 전무이사 (jeonmu'isa, “subordinate C-suite executives”)
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