개사

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)sʰa̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)사/게(ː)사]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaesa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gaesa
McCune–Reischauer?	kaesa
Yale Romanization?	kāysa

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 個社.

Counter

개사 • (gaesa) (hanja 個社)

1. Counter for corporations.

   몇 개사가 비밀리에 모여 가격 담합을 모의하였다.

   Myeot gaesaga bimilli-e moyeo gagyeok damhab-eul mouihayeotda.

   Several companies met in secret to conspire to fix prices.

   X와 Y 2개사 ― Xwa Y igaesa ― corporations X and Y

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 改詞.

Noun

개사 • (gaesa) (hanja 改詞)

1. changing lyrics; changed lyrics

   한국어 개사 ― han'gugeo gaesa ― fan-made Korean version of a song

Derived terms

• 개사(改詞)하다 (gaesahada)
• 개사(改詞)되다 (gaesadoeda)
• 개사곡(改詞曲) (gaesagok)