세기
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 世紀, from 世 (“generation”) + 紀 (“time”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 世紀 (seiki), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 世紀 (syejH kiX)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | segi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | segi |
McCune–Reischauer? | segi |
Yale Romanization? | sēyki |
Noun
- century (100 years)
- 20(이십)세기 초 이래로
- 20(isip)segi cho iraero
- since the early twentieth century