집사

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 執事.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕips͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [집싸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jipsa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jibsa
McCune–Reischauer?	chipsa
Yale Romanization?	cip.sa

Noun

집사 • (jipsa) (hanja 執事)

1. steward; butler
2. (humorous, figurative) cat owner

   집사가 페르시안을 돌보고 있다.

   Jipsa-ga pereusian-eul dolbogo itda.

   The cat owner is taking care of Persian.

3. (Christianity, Protestantism) deacon

   Synonym: 권사(勸士) (gwonsa)