서양
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 西洋, from 西 (“west”) + 洋 (“ocean”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ja̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [서양]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | seoyang |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seoyang |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏyang |
| Yale Romanization? | se.yang |
Noun[edit]
- the global West, Euro-American culture
- (in compounds) Western, native to Europe and/or North America
Derived terms[edit]
- 대서양 (daeseoyang, “the Atlantic Ocean”)
- 서양갈까마귀 (seoyanggalkkamagwi, “western jackdaw”)
- 서양메꽃 (seoyangmekkot, “field bindweed”)
- 서양배 (seoyangbae, “pear (fruit)”)
- 서양인 (seoyang'in, “westerner”)
- 서양자두 (seoyangjadu, “plum (fruit)”)
- 서양화 (seoyanghwa, “Western painting, westernization”)