영사

Korean

Alternative forms

• 령사 (ryeongsa)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 領事, from 領 (“to lead”) + 事 (“matter”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [영사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeongsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeongsa
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏngsa
Yale Romanization?	yengsa

Noun

영사 • (yeongsa) (hanja 領事)

1. (South Korea) a consul

See also

• 영사관 (yeongsagwan)
• 대사 (daesa)