사바사

Korean

Etymology

By analogy with 케바케 (kebake), replacing the syllable 케 (ke) for English case with 사 (sa) for Korean 사람 (saram, “person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ba̠sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)바사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sabasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sabasa
McCune–Reischauer?	sabasa
Yale Romanization?	sāpasa

Noun

사바사 • (sabasa)

1. (slang) person-by-person basis (depending on the person) [since c. 2014]

Related terms

• 케바케 (kebake, “case-by-case basis”)