세계

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 世界

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)계/세(ː)게]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?segye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?segye
McCune–Reischauer?segye
Yale Romanization?sēykyey

Noun

세계 • (segye) (hanja 世界)

  1. the world
    그녀는, 제삼극이 세계에서 가장 큰, 신선한 식수원 중의 하나라고 말한다.
    geunyeoneun, jesamgeugi segyeeseo gajang keun, sinseonhan siksuwon jung'ui hanarago malhanda.
    She says the Third Pole is one of the world’s largest sources of fresh drinking water.
    2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

Synonyms

Further reading

  • 세계 in dictionaries at daum.net
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