인사
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [insʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [인사]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | insa |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | insa |
McCune–Reischauer? | insa |
Yale Romanization? | insa |
Noun[edit]
- greeting
- personnel matters, human resources
- (dated, literary) human affairs, ways of the world