선사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 先史.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [선사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonsa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnsa
Yale Romanization?	sensa

Noun

선사 • (seonsa) (hanja 先史)

1. prehistory

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 禪師.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [선사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonsa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnsa
Yale Romanization?	sensa

Noun

선사 • (seonsa) (hanja 禪師)

1. (Buddhism) Buddhist monk

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 善事.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [선사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonsa
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnsa
Yale Romanization?	sensa

Noun

선사 • (seonsa) (hanja 善事)

1. good deed