서울

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Early Modern Korean 셔울 syeoul, from Late Middle Korean 셔불 syeobul ("royal capital"), putatively from Sillan seorabeol ("capital").

Pronunciation

• IPA: sʌul
• Phonetic hangul: 서울

Romanization

Revised	seoul	transliteration	seoul
McCune–Reischauer	sŏul	Yale	sewul

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Noun

서울 (seoul)

1. capital; large city
   • 파리는 프랑스의 서울 이다

     Parineun peurangseu-ui seoul ida.

     “Paris is the capital of France.”

Synonyms

• 수도 (sudo)

See also

• 경 (京, gyeong)

Proper noun

서울 (Seoul)

1. Seoul (the capital city of South Korea)

See also

• 경 (京, gyeong)