Seoul
See also: Séoul
English
Etymology
French Séoul, which is from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).
Note that Seoul predates the Revised Romanization of Seoul. Note also that the original French segmentation was Sé-oul (cf. Dutch Seoel, i.e. Se-oel), but was reinterpreted as Seo-ul with Revised Romanization. A direct borrowing from Korean would probably result in "Soul", based on McCune–Reischauer romanization "Sŏul".
Pronunciation
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audio (GA): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊl
- Homophones: sole, soul, sowl
Proper noun
Seoul
- The capital city of South Korea.
Derived terms
See also
Translations
capital of South Korea
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the name of Seoul during the Joseon dynasty — see Hanseong
the name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century — see Keijō
Hanyang — see Hanyang
Further reading
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Seoul
- Seoul (the capital of South Korea)
Dutch
Proper noun
Seoul n
- Alternative spelling of Seoel
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈuːl/, /sɔʊ̯l/, /soːl/, /zeˈuːl/, /zɔʊ̯l/, /zoːl/
- Rhymes: -uːl, -ɔʊ̯l, -oːl
- Hyphenation: Se‧oul
Proper noun
Seoul n (genitive Seoul)
- Seoul (the capital city of South Korea)
Italian
Proper noun
Seoul f
- Alternative spelling of Seul
Swedish
Proper noun
Seoul n (genitive Seouls)
- Alternative spelling of Söul
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