인사
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 人事 (“human affairs”). The "greeting" sense, invented in Korea, is attested since 1459 as Middle Korean ᅀᅵᆫᄉᆞ〮 (Yale: zìnsó).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [insʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [인사]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | insa |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | insa |
| McCune–Reischauer? | insa |
| Yale Romanization? | insa |
Noun
인사 • (insa) (hanja 人事)
- greeting
- personnel matters, human resources
- (dated, literary) human affairs, ways of the world
Derived terms
- 인사(人事)닦음 (insadakkeum)
- 인사(人事)말 (insamal)
- 인사(人事)술 (insasul)
- 인사(人事)치레 (insachire)
- 인사(人事)하다 (insahada)
- 인사계(人事係) (insagye)
- 인사권(人事權) (insagwon)
- 인사법(人事法) (insabeop)
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