윗사람

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 윗 (wit-, “upper”) +‎ 사람 (saram, “person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɥiss͈a̠ɾa̠m] ~ [ɥis͈a̠ɾa̠m] ~ [yss͈a̠ɾa̠m] ~ [ys͈a̠ɾa̠m]
• Phonetic hangul: [윋싸람/위싸람]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	witsaram
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wis'salam
McCune–Reischauer?	wissaram
Yale Romanization?	wis.salam

Noun

윗사람 • (witsaram)

1. one's seniors, elders
2. one's superior

   윗사람에게 물어볼게요. ― Witsaram-ege mureobolgeyo. ― I'll ask the boss.