박사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 博士, from 博 (“broad”) + 士 (“scholar”). Doublet of 박수 (baksu, “male priest, male shaman (of indigenous Korean religion)”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pa̠ks͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [박싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baksa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bagsa
McCune–Reischauer?	paksa
Yale Romanization?	pak.sa

Noun

박사 • (baksa) (hanja 博士)

1. doctorate, Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
2. doctor (recipient of a doctorate)
3. expert

Coordinate terms

• 학사 (學士, haksa, “baccalaureate”)
• 석사 (碩士, seoksa, “master's”)