동시

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 同時, from 同 (“same”) + 時 (“time”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [동시]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongsi
McCune–Reischauer?	tongsi
Yale Romanization?	tongsi

Noun

동시 • (dongsi) (hanja 同時)

1. the same time; concurrently
   • 1840, Samuel Perkins, The World as it is: Containing a View of the Present Condition of Its Principal Nations‎^[1]:

     사법권은 각 네 명의 판사로 구성되는 세 개의 고등법원에 맡겨지고, 모든 민사 문제에 관하여 동시에 관할권을 갖는다. 또한 사법권은 상황이 열악한 수많은 지방 법원에도 맡겨진다.

     Sabeopgwon-eun gak ne myeon-g'ui pansa-ro guseongdoeneun se gae-ui godeungbeobwon-e matgyeojigo, modeun minsa munje-e gwanhayeo dongsi-e gwanhalgwon-eul ganneunda. Ttohan sabeopgwon-eun sanghwan-g'i yeorakhan sumaneun jibang beobwonedo matgyeojinda.

     The judicial power is vested in three high courts consisting of four judges each, and having concurrent jurisdiction in all civil matters; and in a great number of inferior municipal courts.

     (translated from the original English)

2. concomitant

Usage notes

Often found adverbially in the form 동시에 (dongsie, “at the same time”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 童詩.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongsi
McCune–Reischauer?	tongsi
Yale Romanization?	tōngsi

Noun

동시 • (dongsi) (hanja 童詩)

1. children's poetry (poem for children)